JUST IN | South Africa has recorded its first case of a Coronavirus infection caused by the new, highly contagious, XBB.1.5 variant. The Omicron sub-variant, XBB.1.5, was discovered in gene sequencing at Stellenbosch University on Friday, 6 January 2023:
The Omicron sub-variant, XBB.1.5, was discovered in gene sequencing at Stellenbosch University on Friday, 6 January 2023 from a December 27 sample, Tulio de Oliveira, head of a gene sequencing institute at the university, said on Twitter.
At the moment, there is no evidence that XBB.1.5 is more severe than any other omicron variants in its symptoms, it is, however, more contagious due to the mutations it has that allow the “virus to adhere to the cell and replicate easily,” according to Van Kerkhove.
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