Category: XM
XM recombinant
Sardinia: XJ recombinant is at ~20% of sequences, XM at ~15%
In Sardinia, XJ and XM Omicron recombinants are at 19.67% and 14.75% of sequences respectively. BA.2 is at just 65.57% of sequences.… ...More...
South Korea: XE and XM recombinants may be ‘domestic occurrence’
South Korea’s health authority has detected the XE and XM SARS_CoV-2 recombinant mutations for the first time. Officials stressed that the two new infections by XE and XM were confirmed here, not flowing in from abroad.
India: XE and XM recombinants reported in Gujurat
India has confirmed its first cases in the XE and XM recombinant variants in Gujurat. An earlier suspected case of XE in Mumbai appears to have been dismissed as incorrect by Indian genome lab INSACOG.… ...More...
Netherlands: BA.1.1/BA.2 recombinant designated XM
A recombinant SARS-CoV-2 variant originally sequenced in the Netherlandshas been designated XM. It’s a combination of the Omicron BA1.1 and BA.2 subvariants.… ...More...