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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has issued a warning against XE, a new variant of Omicron first detected in the UK, and suggested that it could be more transmissible than any COVID-19 strain so far.
XE is a sub-variant of Omicron. Here is what we know so far about the XE variant of Covid-19
The XE variant is a mutation of the BA.1 and BA.2 Omicron strains, referred to as a 'recombinant'.
Scientists in many countries are tracking what, if any, growth advantage XE may have over other Omicron variants and whether it is more virulent