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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Vishwam Sankaran

New Covid XEC variant starting to spread in Europe – what we know about signs and symptoms

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Scientists have warned that a “more contagious” variant of the Covid virus, dubbed XEC, is starting to spread more rapidly across Europe and could soon become the dominant strain.

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