Here we go … Covid XEC: All you need to know about new ‘more contagious’ variant and symptoms to look out for

A new ‘stronger’ Covid variant is spreading across Europe and the world, as experts warn it is ‘just getting started’.

The XEC strain was first detected in Germany in June and has been identified in 15 countries across three continents.

According to experts, the strain could become the dominant variant within months when the weather gets cold.

Director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute in California Eric Topol said XEC is ‘just getting started now around the world and here’.

Speaking to the LA Times, he added: ‘And that’s going to take many weeks, a couple months, before it really takes hold and starts to cause a wave.

Read more: Here we go … Covid XEC: All you need to know about new ‘more contagious’ variant and symptoms to look out for


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