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What to Know about the New COVID Variant NB.1.8.1 (Nimbus) and How to Protect Yourself this Summer

By Amanda Torres  Bronx Voice July 7, 2025 An infectious disease expert shares information on NB.1.8.1, which has caused a surge in COVID infections in parts of Asia.     This article originally appeared in NewYork Presbyterian Health Matters. NEW YORK - The new COVID variant known as NB.1.8.1, nicknamed Nimbus, has emerged globally and is beginning to spread in the United States. Nimbus accounted for an estimated 37% of cases in the U.S., during a two-week period ending June 7, according to the latest data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  What sets NB.1.8.1 apart is how quickly it spreads,” explains Dr. Magdalena Sobieszczyk, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. “It has a genetic advantage: mutations that make it easy for it to bind to receptors on human cells. The mutations could allow NB.1.8.1 to spread faster and t...

Trump Coming to the Bronx - Supporters Seen on Fordham Road

Trump to Meet with Supporters, Protesters at Crotona Park

Brooklyn native "Chuckie" holds a doll he made of former President Donald Trump after being spotted with the doll along East Fordham Road and Creston Avenue -Photo by David Greene

Brooklyn native "Chuckie" holds a doll he made of former President Donald Trump after being spotted with the doll along East Fordham Road and Creston Avenue -Photo by David Greene



By David Greene

Bronx Voice 

May 21, 2024



BRONX - Brooklyn native "Chuckie" was visiting a food vendor along East Fordham Road and Creston Avenue when he was observed showing off a Donald Trump doll. 


Chuckie stated that he had purchased the mask for Halloween last year and recently connected the mask to a suit and red tie. 



When asked he said he planned to vote for Trump. 





He also said he was thinking about making and selling more Trump dolls. 




Trump is planning a scaled down rally at Crotona Park on Thursday. The former president has a permit for 3,500 people to attend. Even though the park  in the past has hosted large events such as the Junior Tennis League tournament in connection with the US Open. In the past once a year thousands of Bronx students would flood the park for free tennis lessons and events during Youth Day. 





Democratic Assemblywoman Amanda Septimo was trying to organize a protest at the park. 


Trump’s criminal trial will go to the jury next week. 




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