Czech Republic detects first case of infection with subspecies of omicron strain of coronavirus XE

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The National Evaluation Laboratory for Influenza and Respiratory Viral Diseases of the Czech Republic confirmed on Thursday the first case of infection in the republic with a subspecies of the XE omicron strain of coronavirus.

Report informs citing TASS that a subspecies of the XE omicron strain was detected in a resident of Prague. It was first detected in mid-January in the UK and is considered 10% more contagious than omicron, according to the World Health Organization.

Infections with a subspecies of the XE omicron strain, in addition to the Czech Republic and Great Britain, were recorded in the USA, Denmark, Ireland, China, India, and Thailand.

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