First identified as a driving force behind a major surge in cases across China last month, the NB.1.8.1 variant has been reported in international travelers screened at airports in Washington, Virginia, New York and California. In California, scientists at the Stanford Clinical Virology Laboratory confirmed the state’s first known infection on April 17, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Thanks for explaining it, that helped. I think it was the amputations and people dying quickly once they hit a certain stage that made it seem similar. I guess if you’re extremities aren’t getting flow for whatever reason, you’ll have amputations and stuff.