The new type of coronavirus (Kovid-19) epidemic continues to exist even though many countries are starting to normalize. Worrying news has come from the UK about the coronavirus, whose variants such as Delta and Omicron have been detected before.
NEW CORONAVIRUS VARIANT FOUND: XE
According to the news of the British Daily Star; A new variant of Covid-19 called “XE” has been found in the UK. In the report, it was noted that it is too early to say how contagious the XE variant is.
It was reported that experts said the XE variant is a mutation of Omicron’s BA.1 and BA.2 variants. So that means it’s “recombinant” because it’s a combination of two other viral sources.
IS THE XE VARIANT MORE CONTAGIOUS?
However, experts do not currently know whether XE is more contagious than previous variants previously seen in the UK.
The health agency said there were 637 cases of the XE variant in the UK as of 22 March. However, it was stated that this case rate still corresponds to a small part among the total cases.
EXPLANATION OF “XE VARIANT” FROM THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
According to the news of NDTV, the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the new mutation XE appears to be 10 percent more contagious than the BA.2 subvariant of Omicron.