New highly infectious COVID strain detected in Australia

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An Omicron subvariant that has been tearing through parts of the US was detected in Australia just before Christmas, health authorities have confirmed.

The highly transmissible XBB. 1.5 subvariant, which has been dubbed “The Kraken”, was detected in small numbers in the two weeks to December 24, NSW Health said on Thursday.

There is no evidence the subvariant causes more severe symptoms than the original Omicron strain, but it is reportedly behind more than 40 per cent of new COVID cases in the US.

Data from NSW Health’s two-week COVID summary on Thursday showed cases had fallen 40 per cent in the week to December 31.

The BR. 2 Omicron subvariant was the most common source of infection, but XBB. 1.5 had been detected, a statement said.

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