The XFG variant is a descendant of the Omicron sub-variant. According to a Lancet report, it was first detected in Canada.

Scientists are currently studying how well people are protected against severe disease from XFG. Researchers conducted lab studies using human cells and a "pseudovirus" stand-in for XFG, as well as ...

The WHO has classified XFG or ‘Stratus’ as a variant under monitoring. It may well become the dominant variant globally very ...

XFG is part of the Omicron family, of which there are now more than 1,000 known subvariants, but it’s rising rapidly in ...

A new strain of COVID-19, XFG, is spreading rapidly across the world, including in the United States. Anecdotally, people who have the XFG strain are reporting hoarseness as a specific COVID-19 ...

The latest data by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shown that the Stratus variant is now the dominant strain in ...

Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts ...

The World Health Organization has added the variant, known formally as XFG, to its monitoring list. A dry, irritated throat ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) on June 25 added the XFG to its SARS ...

A new, highly contagious Covid-19 strain has emerged globally as thousands of Australians prepare to travel overseas.

As levels of the latest Covid-19 variant rise across the globe, experts have revealed key symptoms of the virus ...