What’s behind the global surge of new Covid variant XFG – and should you get vaccinated? - WHO data shows ‘Stratus’ was a ...

A new strain of Covid, with a unique symptom, is circulating in the UK, accounting for a high proportion of cases in England.

A new Covid strain, Stratus, is spreading rapidly across the UK, marked by a unique hoarse voice symptom, but vaccines remain effective and severity appears unchanged.