People have started catching a new Covid variant that could soon take off and become the dominant type, according to scientists. Identified in Germany, in June, cases of the XEC variant have since emerged in the UK, US, Denmark and several other countries, say users on X, formerly known as Twitter.

A new Covid variant named XEC has been discovered, first appearing in Germany in June and now spreading to the UK, US, Denmark, and other countries.As per BBC, this variant has some new mutations that might make it spread more this autumn.

The XEC variant of coronavirus is taking hold in 15 countries across three continents and is set to become dominant as temperatures fall, medical experts have warned

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There were also 102 Covid deaths in England in the week to August 30. A total of 1,465 patients were admitted to hospitals with Covid in the same week. What are typical Covid XEC

Health experts are raising concerns about a new Covid variant that is rapidly spreading worldwide, cautioning that it's "just beginning." The XEC strain, a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants,

Health experts have warned of a new Covid XEC variant that has begun spreading across the world - here are the symptoms to look out for.