Thousands of new cases of the latest coronavirus strain - known as XTG or American Covid - have been recorded in the UK just ...

Sometimes referred to as ‘Stratus’ or the ‘American strain’, the variant first identified in January 2025 has since spread ...

The XFG American Covid strain has become dominant in Britain, accounting for more than half of positive tests in September ...

From Stratus to Cicada, several variants are on the radar as COVID-19 activity rises, impacting how the virus spreads, its ...

While Covid is not as severe for most people as it was during the early years of the pandemic, UKHSA says the virus continues ...

The XFG variant is not a new, supercharged strain, but rather a recombinant variant that virologists have been tracking ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Express spoke to health experts about wearing masks amid the recent 'American Covid' outbreak.

The strain, also referred to as XFG or Stratus Covid, can cause unique symptoms to other strains - which we look at below ...

XFG COVID cases are rising in England, but experts say the variant has not been shown to cause more severe disease.

England has reported a rise in Covid-19 infections and hospital admissions as the XFG variant spreads. Health agencies say ...

The UK Health Security Agency has warned that surging 'American Covid' cases pose the highest risk to Brits with seven specific underlying health conditions ...

London has recorded the sharpest rise among regions, with its COVID-19 hospital admission rate increasing by 79%.