Meanwhile, the new Covid variant XEC continues to be prevalent while seasonal illnesses like flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are expected to increase as usual over the winter months.

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 ...

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.

"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. ...

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 ...

"XEC is not expected to cause more (or less) severe symptoms than other lineages currently in circulation," said Professor Francois Balloux (UCL Genetics Institute), on the virulence of the new Covid ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said that the XEC strain of Covid-19 is on the rise. The new strain is understood to be the result of two variants combining - KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 ...

XEC is tipped to become the dominant strain over the coming months and experts are gathering information about the new variant. It comes as sickness bugs are surging and health chiefs advised ...