The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP ...

New COVID strain XEC is a recombinant strain of two variants in the Omicron family: KS.1.1 and KP.3.3. The hybrid strain was ...

Covid hospitalisations have surged across Britain at an “alarming” rate as a new variant of the virus emerged, the UK Health ...

XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), representing more than 1 in 10 cases. But ...

A new and contagious COVID variant known as XEC, which has been spreading rapidly in other countries over the last few months ...

The variant appears to have greater infectivity and immune-evasion properties, which could help it edge out KP.3.1.1.

Symptoms to look out for appear to be similar to previous COVID-19 strains. As per the CDC, these include fever or chills, ...

The XEC variant of Covid is quickly becoming the dominant strain of the winter, but the current vaccines may not be as ...

Now, as we in the northern hemisphere move into autumn and winter, there is concern about two new variants. The first one is ...

Here is what is known about the new Covid XEC variant from cases in the UK, symptoms, what the World Health Organisation has ...

While KP.3.1.1 remains the dominant strain in the U.S., XEC is gaining steam, according to the Centers for Disease Control ...

Some reports and social media users have raised concerns over the new COVID variant - but what are official health authorities saying?