A fresh variant of Covid, presenting distinct symptoms and swiftly becoming prominent across the globe, has been identified.

A new COVID-19 strain called Stratus may evade vaccine immunity, experts warn. With rising cases in the UK and unusual ...

Health authorities are issuing renewed alerts concerning the spread of a dominant Covid-19 subvariant now prevalent in several countries. While ...

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

A new strain of COVID-19, XFG, is spreading rapidly across the world, including in the United States. Anecdotally, people who ...

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

Scientists are currently studying how well people are protected against severe disease from XFG. Researchers conducted lab ...

Coronavirus cases may surge in the coming weeks, as they have every summer since the pandemic began five years ago, experts said. Getting vaccinated, masking, improving air quality and staying away ...

Here's what is known about the new Covid XFG, or 'Stratus', variant from UK cases and symptoms to what the World Health Organisation has said ...

“One of the most noticeable symptoms of the Stratus variant is hoarseness, which includes a scratchy or raspy voice," ...

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

It likely jumped from animals to humans, the experts said in their final report Friday. However, a critical component of the investigation was missing: Despite repeated requests, the group was not ...