Health experts in the UK have identified a new COVID-19 variant, XEC, as the country prepares for the usual rise in winter infections. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has noted a slight increase ...

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The XEC Covid strain has been causing concern in recent weeks, with a new study finding that its symptoms can emerge in a specific order, which differs from the flu ...

Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health ...

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A WORRYING new strain of Covid is spreading “rapidly” across the globe, experts have warned. XEC was first detected in Germany in June and has since been found in at least 29 countries ...

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Around 11million people have been contacted by the NHS directly. However, those who qualify for the jab can book their own ...

Some reports and social media users have raised concerns over the new COVID variant - but what are official health authorities saying?

According to the UKHSA, approximately 1 in 10 Covid cases are now of the XEC variant. Dr Jamie Lopez Bernal, Consultant Epidemiologist at UKHSA, stated: "COVID-19 is continuing to circulate, with a ...

KP.3.1.1 is still the dominant COVID-19 variant in the United States as it accounts for nearly 60% of positive cases, but the ...