The ‘new’ variant variant of the variant variant variant of the ‘virus’ that doesn’t exist. Shockingly, I mean your flabber will never have been so gasted, the symptoms are ‘similar to a cold and flu-like’. Ah, the flu’s back then. Covid XEC: What are the symptoms of new virus strain?

A new strain of Covid emerging in the UK is spreading as cases increase at a high rate, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said.

Called XEC, the strain is a combination of the KS.1.1 and KP.3.3 variants. Figures from the UKHSA show that the admission rate for patients testing positive for the new strain rose to 4.5 per 100,000 people in the week to October 6. This was up from 3.7 a week earlier.

Read more: The ‘new’ variant variant of the variant variant variant of the ‘virus’ that doesn’t exist. Shockingly, I mean your flabber will never have been so gasted, the symptoms are ‘similar to a cold and flu-like’. Ah, the flu’s back then. Covid XEC: What are the symptoms of new virus strain?