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Tag: Kraken

The ‘Kraken’: A closer look at the latest COVID sub-variant

January 25, 2023 by Deina Blancaflor

A new COVID-19 Omicron sub-variant named XBB1.5 or “Kraken” has rapidly spread worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) claims that it is the most transmissible variant of Omicron so far. It is a descendant of the subvariant XBB which has recently swept Singapore. Fortunately, there is no evidence that it causes more severe illnesses. However, […]

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