A new strain of Covid called XFG and nicknamed the Stratus variant has been spreading rapidly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. They describe the strain as a “variant under monitoring ...

A new Covid variant dubbed 'Stratus' has soared to dominance in the UK, with experts warning it could drive a wave of new infections. Stratus—technically called XFG—is thought to be more ...

Stratus Covid variant, also referred to as XFG, is a new subvariant of Omicron that has been circulating around the globe and now accounts for 25% of COVID cases (as of May 2025).” Symptoms of the ...

Given the number of times this has happened already, it should come as little surprise that we’re now faced with yet another new subvariant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for Covid.

Stratus covid strain does have one unusual symptom according to a medic - hoarseness, which includes a scratchy or raspy voice. (Image: Getty) ...

Follow Us (Representational image: www.freepik.com) New Delhi: It seems that the dreaded coronavirus is back and this time it has brought along a new COVID-19 strain named Stratus.

The Stratus is understood to be more infectious than previous Covid strains due to mutations which help it evade the immune system. The variant has gone from accounting for about 10 per cent of ...

However, the true extent of the variant's spread remains uncertain, largely due to a significant reduction in Covid-19 testing compared to the peak of the global pandemic five years ago.

In May, Stratus accounted for 10% of all COVID -19 cases, but by mid-June, this figure had surged to 40%. Two subvariants of Stratus, XFG and XFG.3, are currently going round Britain.

The new strain of Covid, 'Stratus' has quickly become the dominating force in the UK, with concerns over the variant rising for some as the virus 'grows rapidly.' At the end of June, the World ...

The 'Stratus' Covid-19 variant is now the dominant strain in England, new data has revealed. Here are the symptoms of the XFG and XFG.3 strains of the virus ...

A new strain of Covid called XFG and nicknamed the Stratus variant has been spreading rapidly, the World Health Organisation (WHO) says. They describe the strain as a “variant under monitoring (VUM).” ...