Omicron variant KP.3.1.1, also known as deFLuQE, made up over half (52.7%) of COVID-19 cases between Sept. 1 and Sept. 14. However, XEC and a variant known as MV.1 seem poised to become the next ...

The winter season ushers in a new globally spreading COVID-19 variant called XEC, a mix of KS.1.1 and KP.3.3, both from the ...

XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of omicron’s features, too — like less severe symptoms and easy transmissibility.

The side effects of newly discovered COVID strain XEC might not be more severe, but appears to be more contagious, ...

The new "XEC" COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly in Europe has arrived in the US. What are the symptoms, will it cause a fall ...

The new and contagious XEC COVID-19 variant is spreading rapidly in several countries. Will it cause a surge in the U.S.?

Looking across Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the US, none of these other countries saw anything like as sharp a rise in ...

The Netherlands intends to declare a state of emergency in order to limit the number of asylum seekers entering the country.

The new Dutch government dominated by the far-right party of Geert Wilders has officially asked the European Union for an ...

The new hard-right Dutch government has pledged clamp down on migration with stricter policies to hold back or kick out ...

According to the CDC estimates, the dominant variant in the U.S. is still KP.3.1.1, which represents more than half of COVID cases currently. Data reported over the weekend showed the highest ...

The new far-right government of the Netherlands wants to wind back several policies in order to reduce the number of people ...