Cookham Discussion Board

What is the Covid Omicron XE variant?
A new sub-variant of the Omicron Covid mutation has now been detected in the UK.

XE is a mutation of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 strains - and is referred to as a "recombinant".

Recombinants happen when two Covid variants meet while multiplying and decided to evolve by sharing their genome or characteristics.

Once this has occurred, a recombinant variant is born.

What are the main symptoms of the XE variant?
The sub variant is very new and therefore very little is known about the nuances of this particular strain.

Currently it is not believed XE comes with any new symptoms.

Like Omicron, most reported symptoms are believed to be similar to a cold.

These include a runny nose, sneezing and sore throats - as opposed to the original strain of the virus which generally saw victims felled by fevers, coughs and a loss of taste or smell.

Cases of Omicron XE Covid variant found in UK but 'too soon to say' how contagious.