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The new variant has come out of seemingly nowhere, but now is fast becoming the dominant strain of the potentially deadly ...

Health authorities are issuing renewed alerts concerning the spread of a dominant Covid-19 subvariant now prevalent in several countries. While ...

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

Nicknamed “Stratus,” the XFG strain was recently designated a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization ...

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

Scientists are currently studying how well people are protected against severe disease from XFG. Researchers conducted lab ...

Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts ...

Here's what is known about the new Covid XFG, or 'Stratus', variant from UK cases and symptoms to what the World Health Organisation has said ...

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

The World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG, to its monitoring list. A dry, irritated throat ...