[GEO.TV] The Omicron subvariant XBB 1.5, the most transmissible COVID-19 subvariant so far, is spreading quickly across the United States and was predicted on Friday to become Europe’s dominant strain in a matter of weeks.
Here’s what we know about XBB 1.5.
WHERE AND WHAT
The subvariant was first detected in the United States in October and now represents more than 27% of the country’s infections, according to the CDC’s variant tracker.
Thirty-eight countries have reported XBB 1.5 cases, of which 82% have been reported in the US, 8% in Britannia, and 2% in Denmark, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a rapid risk assessment on Wednesday. |