The XE variant — which has been confirmed in the UK, India and Thailand — is a mix of Omicron’s BA.1 strain and the new “stealth” BA.2 form, the Daily Beast reported.
A “Frankenstein”-style new Omicron subvariant is spreading in the UK — and some experts fear the mutation may be the most contagious form yet of COVID-19.
“Early estimates suggest that XE has a community growth rate advantage of 1.1 as compared to BA.2,” the World Health Organization said.AFP via Getty Images
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