At the end of June this year, a new variant of COVID-19 labelled XEC, was detected for the first time in Germany and India. Its appearance in other countries is inevitable. The British "Independent" reported on Wednesday that XEC was detected in over 500 samples collected for testing.

XEC’s prevalence is lower in the US and Canada and reached a high of 5.96% in European cases on 19 August. Slovenia had high rates of infection with the variant in August with over 10 per cent of samples from the country containing XEC.

A new COVID variant, XEC, is spreading rapidly across the globe and may soon become the dominant strain, according to media reports. First detected in Germany in August, XEC has now been identified in 27 countries across Europe, North America and Asia.

The XEC variant is a hybrid of the earlier omicron subvariants KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, which is currently dominant in Europe. But XEC’s mutations could help it spread more easily this autumn, experts have told multiple news outlets.

As the Covid-19 pandemic continues to evolve, a new variant known as the Covid XEC variant is starting to spread rapidly across Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. First identified in Germany in June,

Experts are keeping a close eye on the spread of a new Coronavirus variant that is spreading in the US, Europe, and has also reached the UK. Data compiled by the Reach Data Unit shows what parts of the country are most affected by the new Covid -19 variant as well as other variants.

That means like other variations of COVID, the symptoms are similar: The new vaccines are monovalent, or target one variant. This shot targets the KP.2, but since XEC has similarities between KP.2 and XEC, experts believe that the vaccine should work.

Two new COVID-19 strains are circulating globally. Here's what we know about them and what experts anticipate.

A new COVID-19 variant spreading overseas is now expected to become the primary strain in the U.S., possibly before the arrival of winter.