Here's the latest variant picture for Switzerland.

XBB.1.5.* "Kraken" (42%) and XBB.1.9.* "Hyperion" (37%) have been dueling for dominance.

XBB.1.16.* "Arcturus" (23%) is rising sharply, and will be the next to challenge.

Be alert for conjunctivitis symptoms, particularly associated with the Arcturus variant.

The mix of very different variants poses a raised immediate re-infection risk for anyone relying on natural immunity from a recent infection.

The sample volumes seem representative up to May 5.

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Interactive genomic sequencing dataviz, code, acknowledgements and more info here:
https://github.com/Mike-Honey/covid-19-genomes#readme