Brunei: Omicron XE has slightly faster rate of transmission


BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Borneo Bulletin/Asia News Network): The recently detected Omicron sub-variant dubbed ‘XE’ is a combination of the BA.1 and BA.2 sub-variants, with a slightly faster rate of transmission compared to the BA.2 sub-variant, said Minister of Health Dato Seri Setia Dr Mohd Isham Jaafar during the daily press conference on April 6.

The Omicron XE sub-variant is currently spreading in the United Kingdom (UK) and was detected in Thailand recently.

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