Covid XE Variant Found In Gujarat, Say Sources
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The World Health Organisation had recently said that a new COVID mutant 'XE' has been found in the UK and noted that it may be more transmissible than the BA.2 sublineage of COVID-19.
A person in Gujarat has been infected with Coronavirus variant XE, official sources told NDTV today. One case of XM variant has also been detected in the state, they said, without giving more details on the health of the two patients.
Earlier this week, a patient with foreign travel history was reported to have contacted the XE variant but the Health Ministry had denied the report saying that the "present evidence does not suggest the presence of the new variant".
"Hours after report of detection of XE variant of Coronavirus in Mumbai, @MoHFW_INDIA has said present evidence does not suggest the presence of the new variant," PIB Maharashtra said in a tweet on Thursday.
It referred to the Health Ministry clarification on the reported case of COVID XE Variant in Mumbai.
