Scientists are currently studying how well people are protected against severe disease from XFG. Researchers conducted lab ...

A new Covid variant XFG, nicknamed ‘Stratus’, has been found in 38 countries. According to an expert, the countries showing ...

The WHO has classified XFG or ‘Stratus’ as a variant under monitoring. It may well become the dominant variant globally very ...

XFG is part of the Omicron family, of which there are now more than 1,000 known subvariants, but it’s rising rapidly in ...

A new variant of covid dubbed a ‘Frankenstein’ strain is gaining ground fast in the US and around the world raising concerns ...

A new strain of Covid is spreading across the UK with some scientists warning it is resisting immunity. The Stratus strain, ...

A new Covid-19 variant known as ‘Stratus’ is reportedly sweeping across the globe, and people who contract it are displaying ...

XFG, is spreading rapidly across the world, including in the United States. Anecdotally, people who have the XFG strain are ...

The latest data by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shown that the Stratus variant is now the dominant strain in ...

Stratus has two strains, XFG and XFG.2, which currently make up approximately 30% of Covid cases in England, according to the ...

It is growing globally. Samples of XFG sent to the global database of genetic virus sequences jumped from 7% of all COVID-19 samples in May 2025 to nearly 23% a few weeks later, according to WHO.