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One confirmed XE case in India, no reports of clusters in country: INSACOG

In the bulletin for April 18 and 25, INSACOG mentions that one case of coronavirus XE varient has been confirmed in the country.

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Experts have said that the XE sub-variant is 10 percent more transmissible than the dominant BA.2 variant of Omicron

Sohini Das Mumbai

3 min read Last Updated : May 04 2022 | 1:13 AM IST

India now has a confirmed case of a person infected with the XE variant, according to Indian SARS-CoV2 Genomics Sequencing Consortium (INSACOG) bulletin. The location is not known yet.

INSACOG is a network of national testing laboratories set up by the government. In the bulletin for April 18 and 25, INSACOG mentions that one case of XE has been confirmed in the country. The location of the person is not yet known, and the Union Health Ministry is yet to issue any statement on the matter.

In the latest bulletin, INSACOG said that Omicron (BA.2) is the dominant variant in

Topics : Coronavirus Covid-19 XE Variant Omicron Coronavirus Tests Health Ministry

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