Called XEC, the strain is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. Figures from the UKHSA show that the admission rate for patients testing positive for all strains rose to 4.5 per 100,000 ...

And, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the XEC strain of coronavirus has been spreading in the UK. XEC is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. It is thought to be ...

Called XEC, the strain is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. Figures from the UKHSA show that the admission rate for patients testing positive for all strains rose to 4.5 per 100,000 ...

The number of cases of the highly contagious XEC strain of coronavirus is on the rise throughout the UK, and there are four key symptoms to watch out for. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has reported that the XEC strain of coronavirus, a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP. 3.3 variants, is spreading across the country. This highly contagious ...

The XEC Covid variant currently accounts for around a fifth of new cases, new figures show, as health officials repeated calls for eligible adults to get vaccinated against the virus. Analysis of ...

That’s according to Health Canada, which projects COVID-19 XEC made up nearly 20 per cent of cases in this country by Oct. 13.

One of these is the new XEC variant, a hybrid of two Omicron subvariants, KS.1.1 and KP.3.3. This means it combines entire segments from both genomes, potentially making it more transmissible. The ...

The XEC strain, a hybrid of Omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, was first detected in Canada in mid-August and the number of COVID-19 cases with the XEC variant has rapidly increased.

A new COVID-19 variant called XEC is spreading around the world, as numerous countries deal with another flu season. The strain, which is a combination of Omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, is ...

"CDC is monitoring the XEC variant," Rosa Norman, a CDC spokesperson told USA TODAY. "XEC is the proposed name of a recombinant, or hybrid, of the closely related Omicron lineages KS.1.1 and KP.3. ...