The new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 is spreading at a very low rate in China, the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday.
Thailand recently reported 27 cases of the new Omicron sub-variant XBB.1.16, prompting authorities to monitor its transmission speed and the ease with which it can escape people's ability to handle the virus in the wake of months, if not years, of vaccines and herd immunity.