Australia on alert after new Omicron XE Covid variant found in NSW

The combination of BA.2 and BA.1 is thought to be highly contagious and comes as mandatory negative Covid tests for travellers to Australia is scrapped * See all our coronavirus coverage * Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Health authorities are urging caution following the emergence of a hybrid Omicron variant of Covid-19 in Australia. The recombinant variant, known as XE, is a combination of BA.2 – “stealth Omicron” – and BA.1 – the original and highly transmissible Omicron variant of the virus. Continue reading...
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