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

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.