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Liam Doyle & Abbie Meehan

Experts warn Covid outbreaks spurred by 'variant soup' as WHO discovers new strains

A series of Covid strains have began to spread across Europe, Australia and China as the "variant soup" has cases on the rise.

Health experts have warned that Omicron's "grandchildren" are now beginning to fill the gaps where the previous variant once took hold, reports the Express. One health specialist has raised fears as the UK has seen Covid cases rise late on in 2022.

Dr Paul Griffin, an Australian infectious disease specialist, has said that the world must now tackle the various branches off Omicron, as Covid continues to remain present in most countries. Speaking to morning show Sunrise, he warned people to take their updated vaccines as a series of new variants surge across the planet.

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