Covid symptoms you should never ignore as new XEC variant 'spreads'

Health experts have warned of a new Covid strain (Image: Getty) Health experts have warned of a new Covid variant that's reportedly been identified in 15 countries across the world. The infectious strain, referred to as 'XEC', was thrown into the spotlight by Eric Topol, a leading American scientist and Executive VP at Scripps Research just yesterday, as he highighted fresh data tracked by specialist Mike Honey. It's understood that XEC was first detected in Germany before making its way through Europe and the US.

Topol said: "At this juncture, the XEC variant appears to be the most likely one to get legs next." His observation also comes after Dr Elizabeth Hudson, regional chief of infectious diseases for Kaiser Permanente Southern California, told the LA Times last month that XEC spread was only 'just getting started', adding: "XEC is definitely taking charge. .

.. That does appear to be the next variant.

" The Mirror suggests that signs of the XEC Covid variant are similar to those of previous strains, including a group of variants which emerged in the spring and were known collectively as FLiRT. This may include a high temperature, a new and continuous cough, shortness of breath, exhaustion and body aches, among others. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.

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