Covid-19: XE or not, there’s no immediate threat, say experts

The first case of XE variant - which is a combination of two sub-lineages of the Omicron variant – namely BA.1 and BA.2 – was detected in UK in a specimen collected from a Covid-19 positive person in January. Since then, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) says, more than 700 such cases have been identified.