Spread of the COVID variant XEC seems to be causing the recent rise in cases. Estimates suggest XEC has risen from 10% to 60% of circulating SARS-CoV-2 in the past two months. XEC is a recombinant ...

For some, the current peak of the wave has passed. For others, it’s more a slow rise in cases. Here’s what we can expect as ...

XEC, the latest strain of the coronavirus, is more transmissible than others, but its symptoms tend to be milder.

Also, in an exclusive interview with one of our correspondents on Wednesday, the Director, Special Duties, Office of the ...

"The JN.1 sub-variants are dominant globally and are the fastest growing among currently circulating variants of SARS-CoV-2. The XEC subvariant has exhibited higher transmissibility as compared to ...

The lower chamber also called on the government to provide thermal scanners, infrared thermometers for temperature screening.

Reps mandated all health authorities to immediately activate heightened alert systems in monitoring cases of the COVID-19 XEC ...

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has reassured Nigerians that there is no cause for alarm following reports of the SARS-CoV-2 XEC variant, a sub-lineage of the Omicron ...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, urged the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to adopt preventive ...

The House of Representatives has mandated the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and other relevant government ...

He said the World Health Organization (WHO) has recently issued a global alert regarding a new COVID-19 variant, XEC, with similar symptoms to the former strain. The XEC variant, a hybrid strain of ...