They would be the last two children of the Covid family. While the coronavirus outbreak remains strong globally, with more than 615 million confirmed cases as of early October, two new mutants have recently emerged. The sub-variant of Omicron, called XBB, would emerge in several Asian countries, such as Singapore or Bangladesh for a few weeks.
According BFM TV, XBB was detected as early as the end of 2021 and is thought to be responsible for the current resurgence of the epidemic in Singapore. It would be “more contagious than Delta” but also “less virulent”, says the website. Despite the resumption of cases in the country, “the number of serious cases has remained relatively low” and there is “no evidence that XBB causes more serious disease”, wanted to put the Singaporean Ministry of Health into perspective on Tuesday. , according BFM TV.
Another recently detected sub-variant, BQ1.1. This new strain of Omicron would have appeared in France in recent weeks. Some information sites have assured that digestive disorders could be one of the characteristic symptoms of this new sub-lineage, but several specialists believe in the Parisian that it is really just “speculation”, based on an “obscure Thai site” without real scientific evidence.