The XFG variant — also known as American Covid or Stratus — is surging across the UK, with hospitalisations jumping from 950 ...

From Stratus to Cicada, several variants are on the radar as COVID-19 activity rises, impacting how the virus spreads, its ...

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A new COVID-19 variant is driving infections in parts of the world with cases reported in 22 countries. According to the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has detected a new COVID‑19 strain, raising concerns among experts about a possible summer surge. BA.3.2 was first detected in the United States on June ...

The XFG variant is not a new, supercharged strain, but rather a recombinant variant that virologists have been tracking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Public health officials are monitoring a new strain of COVID-19, now called the cicada, because of its long incubation period.

The resurgence of Covid-19 cases observed in recent weeks is in line with the waves the virus causes every year and, ...

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Dr Xand has addressed concerns over the "American Covid" variant - here is his advice if you're feeling unwell ...

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