Covid-19 alert: Why WHO has warned against the new virus strain ‘XE’
What is XE? The new variant, XE, is a mutant hybrid of two versions of Omicron - BA.1 and BA.2. New COVID-19 variant: No need to push panic button, says TIGS Director The Tata Institute for Genetics and Society has urged citizens of the country not to panic and closely monitor the development of the variant.
Speaking exclusively to ANI, Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS) Director Rakesh Mishra said, "The new mutant XE emerged for the first time in mid-January, but I believe that there is no need to push a 'panic button'.
So far, only 600 cases have been reported across the world. But we need to keep a close watch on it." What are the other mutants found? There are three hybrid or recombinant viruses in total that have been detected so far.
These are XD, XE and XF, of which XD and XF is a combination of Delta and Omicron variants. Meanwhile, XE is a hybrid of two versions of Omicron – BA.1 and BA.2. What the WHO report says on the new Covid variant According to the World Health Organization (WHO)'s latest report, the new mutant called XE may be more transmissible than any strain of COVID-19 reported so far. India Covid-19 tally On Sunday, India reported 1,260 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the total number of Coronavirus infections to 4,30,27,035.
United States
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Cases: 46 252 513
Deaths: 750 423
Recovered: 0
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India
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Cases: 34 321 025
Deaths: 459 652
Recovered: 0
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Brazil
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Cases: 21 835 785
Deaths: 608 235
Recovered: 0
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United Kingdom
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Cases: 9 215 683
Deaths: 141 607
Recovered: 0
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Russia
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Cases: 8 494 589
Deaths: 237 619
Recovered: 0
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