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The newest Covid variant XEC now accounts for one in five infections amid signs that the spread of the virus is on the rise ...

According to an update on Covid figures released by Ireland's health authority, the most recent form, known as XEC, is ...

XEC has become the second most prevalent strain in the country, according to data released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ), representing more than 1 in 10 cases. But ...

But what kind of sickness do your symptoms point to? Here's a breakdown for COVID-19, flu and more — and why testing is so ...

A new variant of COVID called XEC — a combination of two Omicron subvariants — is spreading in the middle of flu season.

The new XEC variant is a recombinant of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 strains, and has been deemed to be more transmissible due to ...

The CDC's Nowcast data tracker, which displays COVID-19 estimates and projections for two-week periods, reflected that the KP ...

And, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the XEC strain of coronavirus has been spreading in the UK. XEC is a ...

According to Health Canada, typical COVID-19 symptoms include: Runny nose and/or sneezing Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing The severity of XEC — and how to slow its transmission — is likely ...

KP.3 was the 'predominant' SARS-CoV-2 variant in the US. It was also spreading in Europe. It's now joined with another ...

Ireland has reported a significant increase in cases of the new XEC Covid variant, now accounting for 20.6% of cases in ...