#Russia, Rospotrebnadzor warns of rapid #spread of new #COVID strain, https://regnum.ru/news/3917704

The department reported that #XEC is a recombinant of 2 earlier subvariants of #Omicron coronavirus strain — FLiRT — #KS11 & #KP33. Symptoms of new variant are similar to previous ones. Patients complain of fever, sore throat, cough, & loss of smell. Infected people may also experience loss of appetite, body aches, headache, runny nose, and fatigue.