US EditionNew COVID-19 ‘Stratus’ Variant XFG Now In 38 Countries, WHO Monitoring
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 9 – Stratus variant now accounts for about 30% of Covid cases in England and features a distinctive hoarse voice symptom while causing mild to moderate illness, according to UKHSA.
- Recent UKHSA data shows Stratus, now dominant in England, causes a distinctive hoarse voice among COVID symptoms.
- Following its emergence, mutations in the spike protein enable Stratus to evade antibodies, with waning immunity and reduced booster uptake fueling its spread.
- UKHSA data shows XFG and XFG.3 subvariants of Stratus increased from 10% in May to nearly 40% in June, now representing about 30% of cases in England.
- UKHSA advises at-risk groups 75+, care-home residents, and immunocompromised individuals to get boosters; those with hoarseness should test and self-isolate.
- The WHO assesses Stratus as a low global risk, but its rapid spread could still trigger a new wave despite causing mild illness.
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The Corona variant "Stratus" is spreading at a rapid pace. In Germany, too, its share is increasing. The current figures for XFG.
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CONWAY, S.C. (WBTW) -- While you are soaking up the summer sun, doctors at Conway Medical Center say you can still get sick, and there are two new COVID strains going around this season. Dr. Paul Richardson at CMC told News13 that even though the nimbus and stratus strains are now out there, he has not seen a major increase in COVID cases or hospitalizations so far this summer. Dr. Richardson also said the two new strains are less severe than ea…
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