• Breaking: India reports first case of Omicron's new sub-variant XE from Mumbai

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    Breaking: India reports first case of Omicron's new sub-variant XE from Mumbai




    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222"> Digital Desk: On
    Wednesday, India announced the first incidence of Covid-19 variant XE in
    Mumbai. Today, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said that one
    patient was infected with the 'XE' variety of Covid-19, while the other was
    infected with the 'Kapa' variation.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">“The results of 11th
    test under the Covid virus genetic formula determination - 228 or 99.13% (230
    samples) patients detected with Omicron," the Greater Mumbai Municipal
    Corporation said.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">The World Health
    Organization identified a hybrid of two omicron strains – BA.1 and BA.2 – that
    was originally discovered in the United Kingdom. and designated XE, may be the
    most transmissible variety to date.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">It is predicted that
    it spreads 10% more easily than BA.2, which was more transmissible than the
    original omicron, which was noted for its ease of penetration.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">Novel strains from all
    over the world are increasingly appearing in Asia. The initial illness caused
    by the XE variety was recently reported in Thailand, while a distinct
    recombinant form was discovered in two persons who came in Hong Kong from
    Europe in February.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">The strain was not
    found in the community, and the two tourists recovered completely.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">According to Stephen
    Goldstein, a virologist at the University of Utah, the majority of the
    illnesses in China and Hong Kong, where more than half of the city is thought
    to have been infected since the beginning of the year, are caused by existing
    varieties.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">So, according to him,
    while the outbreaks are a concern for governments and public health experts,
    they do not now pose a global health hazard.



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    mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#222222">“I don’t really expect
    a new variant to emerge from the omicron epidemics in Hong Kong and
    China," Goldstein said. “That said, this virus has certainly surprised us
    before and we need to stay vigilant."



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