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 ... which is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP. 3.3 strains are spreading across the country.

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.

"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 ...

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 ...

Scientists are currently investigating the potential risks associated with the XEC variant. Doctors have noted a surge in respiratory viral infections such as colds, flu and Covid, as the nation ...