A case of Omicron sub-variant XE has been confirmed by the Indian SARS-CoV2 Genomics Sequencing Consortium (INSACOG), a network of national testing laboratories set up by the government. The Omicron sub-variant XE is the latest in a line of coronavirus strains that has stimulated people’s curiosity and has even raised concerns about increased transmissibility and severity. The new sub-variant has been found to be only about 10 per cent more transmissible than the currently dominant BA.2 variant of Omicron, which triggered the third Covid wave in the country in January as per the reports by The Indian Express.
However, no official confirmation has been made on where the sample has been obtained from.