The XFG variant is a descendant of the Omicron sub-variant. According to a Lancet report, it was first detected in Canada.

“One of the most noticeable symptoms of the Stratus variant is hoarseness, which includes a scratchy or raspy voice,” said ...

A new variant of covid dubbed a ‘Frankenstein’ strain is gaining ground fast in the US and around the world raising concerns ...

Nicknamed “Stratus,” the XFG strain was recently designated a “variant under monitoring” by the World Health Organization ...

The strain reportedly presents a unique symptom. Just last month, doctors were reporting that a variant named Nimbus was ...

The Stratus COVID-19 variant, which includes the XFG and XFG.3 strains, currently accounts for around 30 per cent of COVID-19 ...

The WHO has classified XFG or ‘Stratus’ as a variant under monitoring. It may well become the dominant variant globally very ...

A new Covid variant XFG, nicknamed ‘Stratus’, has been found in 38 countries. According to an expert, the countries showing ...

A new variant of COVID that makes up more than 30% of cases in the UK and more than 42% of cases in Spain more easily beats ...

XFG is part of the Omicron family, of which there are now more than 1,000 known subvariants, but it’s rising rapidly in ...

New Covid variant Stratus is rapidly spreading in Ireland and now accounts for nearly half of sequenced cases, with experts ...

Covid XFG, or 'stratus' as it is also known, is a descendant of the Omicron variant and was first detected back in January 2025. It has also been referred to as a "Frankenstein" or "recombinant ...