The number of cases of the highly contagious XEC strain of coronavirus is on the ... which is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP. 3.3 strains are spreading across the country.

"XEC is the proposed name of a recombinant, or hybrid, of the closely related Omicron lineages KS.1.1 and KP.3.3." The variant, which first appeared in Berlin in late June, has increasingly seen ...

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 ...

warned that the XEC strain of the disease is spreading in the UK, with cases increasing at a high rate. The new strain is the result of two variants combining, KS.1.1 and KP.3.3. Admissions for ...

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The swift emergence of the new Covid variant XEC, which experts worry may outmanoeuvre current vaccines, has sparked concern as it gears up to become the dominant strain this winter. The variant ...

There has been a rise in Covid hospital cases and deaths amid concern over the XEC variant. Scientists are carrying out tests to find out more about the new variant. It comes as cases of ...

"XEC is the proposed name of a recombinant, or hybrid, of the closely related Omicron lineages KS.1.1 and KP.3.3." The variant, which first appeared in Berlin in late June, has increasingly seen ...

People are being warned of an unusual order of Covid symptoms, with the XEC variant now the fastest spreading and detected in multiple countries. In the UK, eligible people are being urged to get ...

The Xec variant presents an evolutionary advantage over previous ones, thanks to a specific mutation of the Spike protein, T22N, inherited from the KS.1.1 strain, combined with the Q493E mutation ...

The XEC strain, first identified in Germany in June, made up an estimated 12.9 per cent of cases nation-wide last week, according to Health Canada. Provincially, the prevalence of XEC’s parent ...