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Batches of the product are being recalled

Parents who have purchased the chocolate eggs are being urged not to let their children consume them.

The Kinder Surprise eggs that have been recalled are 20g eggs and three-pack of eggs with best before dates between July 11, 2022, and October 7, 2022. The recall only includes these inclusive dates

There are suggestions that the variant, which is a recombinant of both Omicron strains, may be almost 10 per cent more transmissible than BA.2.

The products affected are the 20g eggs or the three-pack of eggs, all with a best-before date between July 11 2022 and October 7 2022.

Some of those who have fallen ill were children

The Food Standards Agency advise the public not to eat any of the products involved in the recall and has appealed to parents make sure they don't have any in their homes.

The variant is a "recombinant" form of Covid - meaning it has been brought together from at least two different viral sources, but UKHSA experts say it's too early to know whether it is more transmissible than previous versions

Experts say it's too early to say what the impact will be