“Confirmed cases of infection with this and other recombinant variants of SARS-CoV-2 have not been recorded,” Lioznov said in an interview with RIA Novosti.
He noted that about 640 cases of infection with this virus have been identified to date.
According to Lioznov, studies have shown the ability of the XE variant to grow faster in vitro.
Earlier, an expert from Rospotrebnadzor spoke about the likelihood of a new wave of COVID-19 due to the XE strain.
Immunologist Nikolai Kryuchkov, Candidate of Medical Sciences, told details about the XE coronavirus strain.