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The World Health Organization is monitoring the new recombinant variant XE, first detected in the UK and now found in other countries including Canada.
Wed., April 13, 2022
Article was updated 22 hrs ago
By Ivy Mak
Canada has confirmed six cases of XE, Health Canada confirms.
First detected in the U.K., XE, the latest version of Omicron, is said to be the most transmissible variant yet, according to the World Health Organization. It is estimated to spread more easily than BA. 2, which was found to be more transmissible than original Omicron variant. ...
... XE is a recombinant variant, which means it is a combination of genetic material from two or more different viruses. In this case, XE includes attributes of both BA. 1, the original Omicron strain, and BA.2.
...Early estimates show that the XE strain is 10 per cent more transmissible than BA. 2, but the WHO warns that this finding requires further confirmation.
XE has been given a “variant under monitoring” (VUM) designation by WHO. ...
... XE was first detected in the United Kingdom on Jan. 19, 2022, and approximately 600 cases have been confirmed by the end of March 2022.
... Mumbai’s city administration reported India’s first case of the XE variant on April 6. ...
There are reports the new variant has also been detected in China, Thailand, the United States, Ireland and Denmark. ...
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada...at-we-know-about-the-hybrid-covid-strain.html
Wed., April 13, 2022
Article was updated 22 hrs ago
By Ivy Mak
Canada has confirmed six cases of XE, Health Canada confirms.
First detected in the U.K., XE, the latest version of Omicron, is said to be the most transmissible variant yet, according to the World Health Organization. It is estimated to spread more easily than BA. 2, which was found to be more transmissible than original Omicron variant. ...
... XE is a recombinant variant, which means it is a combination of genetic material from two or more different viruses. In this case, XE includes attributes of both BA. 1, the original Omicron strain, and BA.2.
...Early estimates show that the XE strain is 10 per cent more transmissible than BA. 2, but the WHO warns that this finding requires further confirmation.
XE has been given a “variant under monitoring” (VUM) designation by WHO. ...
... XE was first detected in the United Kingdom on Jan. 19, 2022, and approximately 600 cases have been confirmed by the end of March 2022.
... Mumbai’s city administration reported India’s first case of the XE variant on April 6. ...
There are reports the new variant has also been detected in China, Thailand, the United States, Ireland and Denmark. ...
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada...at-we-know-about-the-hybrid-covid-strain.html