Much like its predecessors, the XEC variant has a range of symptoms – we all know Covid is an illness that can impact people in different ways – but there are some core signs to look out for, including a fever (especially in the earlier stages), a sore throat and changes in your sense of smell.

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

At least 12 states in the U.S have reported a case of COVID with a new variant called XEC, which is on the rise in some European countries and other parts of the world. But despite the importance of surveillance of emerging variants,

It's called XEC. The variant has been spotted around the world and in half of the United States. So far officials are not raising concern about it -- the way they did with other variants that were more mutated.