First Case of Covid Variant XE Detected In Gujarat, India

Government sources claimed on Saturday that Gujarat had recorded first ever incidence of XE, a sub-variant of Omicron.

Who is the person who got the virus?

The patient, a 60-year-old Mumbai male, contracted the new variety upon a travel to Vadodara last month, but the confirmation of the XE sub-identification variant’s in him was only reported on Friday. As per Ministry of Health and Family Care officials, he eventually returned to Mumbai.

“During a visit to Vadodara on March 12, a man from Santa Cruz in Mumbai tested positive for COVID-19. He was accompanied by his wife “Devesh Patel, Medical Officer of Health for the Vadodara Municipal Corporation, stated PT/.

What did the Authorities stated?

“On March 12, he was confirmed to be positive. His DNA was taken and submitted to be examined. He was confirmed infected with a novel mutant XE strain, according to the results announced yesterday “he stated. The man’s exact state, according to Patel, is unknown to Vadodara officials.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the newest Omicron variant may be more communicable than prior ones.

A woman from Mumbai was supposed to have caught the XE variety after returning from South Africa in February, however the Health Ministry disputed the story, saying that “existing evidence does not imply the occurrence of the new strain.”

The WHO announced this week that the new strain looks to be 10% more communicable than the Omicron BA.2 sub-variant. On January 19, the first instance of the XE strain was discovered in the United Kingdom. More than 600 instances have been documented in the country since then.

XE is classified as an Omicron variant by the WHO unless major changes in transmitting and illness features, such as intensity, are reported.