The XFG variant is a descendant of the Omicron sub-variant. According to a Lancet report, it was first detected in Canada.

Professor Griffin told The Conversation: "Fortunately, based on the evidence available so far, currently approved COVID ...

“One of the most noticeable symptoms of the Stratus variant is hoarseness, which includes a scratchy or raspy voice,” said ...

A new variant of covid dubbed a ‘Frankenstein’ strain is gaining ground fast in the US and around the world raising concerns ...

New Covid variant Stratus is rapidly spreading in Ireland and now accounts for nearly half of sequenced cases, with experts ...

XFG is part of the Omicron family, of which there are now more than 1,000 known subvariants, but it’s rising rapidly in ...

The Stratus COVID-19 variant, which includes the XFG and XFG.3 strains, currently accounts for around 30 per cent of COVID-19 ...

The WHO has classified XFG or ‘Stratus’ as a variant under monitoring. It may well become the dominant variant globally very ...

A new Covid variant XFG, nicknamed ‘Stratus’, has been found in 38 countries. According to an expert, the countries showing ...

This was a significant rise from 7.4% four weeks prior and only just below the proportion of NB.1.8.1 at 24.9%. Given the now ...

The latest data by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shown that the Stratus variant is now the dominant strain in ...

A new strain of Covid is spreading across the UK with some scientists warning it is resisting immunity. The Stratus strain, ...