Australia on alert after new Omicron XE Covid variant found in NSW
by Caitlin Cassidy from World news | The Guardian on (#5Y6S5)
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
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.
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