HPSC confirm Kraken variant of Covid-19 has been identified in Ireland

EU officials have described XBB.1.5 as “a sub-lineage of XBB with an additional spike RBD mutation S486P'

The latest Covid-19 variant, dubbed the most transmissible strain so far, has been detected in Ireland.

Up to Monday, January 9, less than five new cases were reported by Irish health officials, according to the latest figures published by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre said. Prior to its arrival in Ireland, the World Health Organisation’s technical lead for Covid, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, expressed her concern about the rapid growth of the new variant.

Meanwhile, Professor Lawrence Young from Warwick University told the Mail Online that the new variant will be a “wake-up call” to the UK.

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