Covid-19: First case of Omicron XE detected in India
The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms
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The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirms
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GEORGE TOWN: A fourth dose of a Covid-19 vaccine - a second booster - might not be needed to guard against the new Omicron XE variant, says a virologist.
According to Mumbai's civic body BMC, it is the first case of the XE variant in the country. However, the sample will be sent to the National Institute of Biomedical Genomics (NIBMG) for further examination.
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): The recently detected Omicron sub-variant dubbed ‘XE’ is a combination of the BA.1 and BA.2 sub-variants, with a slightly faster rate of transmission compared to the BA.2 sub-variant, said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar during the daily press conference on April 6.