ew Covid XEC variant cases are on the rise (Image: Getty) A new Covid-19 variant is sweeping across the globe, with researchers warning it appears to spread faster than previous strains. Anecdotal reports suggest a surge in people falling ill with symptoms similar to Covid, with some testing positive after deciding to take a test. … Read more
A new Covid strain is reported to be spreading across Europe and has been branded “more contagious” than some previous variants. The XEC variant – which derives from Omicron – could soon become the dominant strain across the continent according to experts. In a post on X, Eric Topol, director of the Scripps Research Translational … Read more
People are being urged to stay wary of potential Covid symptoms to spot as a variant that became the most dominant in the US has been found in the UK. The arrival of the KP.3 variant in the UK has coincided with a 20 percent rise in deaths according to the latest data. KP.3 is … Read more
Canada’s lull in COVID-19 cases faces a potential disruption with the emergence of a new family of subvariants, playfully dubbed the ‘FLiRT’ variants. These genetic cousins, originating from JN.1, the Omicron subvariant that fuelled the winter surge, are now spreading nationwide, with one variant, KP.2, quickly gaining dominance in Canada. KP.2 is the dominant subvariant … Read more
Fears have been raised that two new Covid variants linked to a sudden rise in cases worldwide could be “harder to stop” due to increased immunity against existing vaccines. Health experts have warned the FLiRT strain, of which there are two subvariants, could be linked to a “major surge” in Covid diagnoses. Dubbed FLiRT after … Read more
A renowned zoologist has unveiled a groundbreaking discovery of a previously unknown virus with the potential to infect humans almost as severely as Covid. Speaking at a World Health Organization (WHO) event focused on pandemic research preparedness, Dr Peter Petszak, head of the New York-based non-profit er DaEcoHealth Alliance, presented findings related to this new … Read more
Health experts have issued a warning as a new Covid strain seems to be more contagious than other variants. Nicknamed ‘Juno’, the JN.1 strain is partly responsible for a massive spike in coronavirus cases in the UK over the festive period. The variant was first detected in Luxembourg in August last year, but was then … Read more
A new COVID-19 subvariant, known as JN.1, has emerged and is now the prevailing strain across Canada, prompting health experts to caution that it may be more infectious and could even have extra symptoms. Currently, the subvariant makes up the highest proportion of all COVID-19 variants, accounting for more than half (51. 9 per cent) … Read more
Cold and flu season is in full swing, and in terms of Covid there are many variants currently circulating. According to epidemiologist Dr Katrine Wallace, when you have this many variants circulating, it increases people’s chances of getting reinfected. Taking to her TikTok channel, where she has amassed more than 282,000 followers, Dr Kat explained: … Read more
The latest government data revealed the Covid case rate in all local authorities in England and Wales (rate per 100,000). Great Yarmouth: 54.4 Chesterfield: 49.6 Scarborough: 45.1 Isle of Wight: 44.3 Fylde: 43.1 Torbay: 41.8 Newcastle-under-Lyme: 41.7 Melton: 40.9 North Norfolk: 40.9 Stafford: 40.6 Broxtowe: 40.1 Surrey Heath: 39.2 South Hams: 38.7 Newark and Sherwood: … Read more
