New XE variant of COVID is just another form of Omicron

"The XE variant is a combination or recombinant of both sub-variants - BA.1 and BA.2 - of Omicron. "No new variant of Covid has been detected this time. This is the only variant which has been found and majorly we have passed the phase of this variant," Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said at a press conference at the BJP headquarters where he spoke in detail about the Central government's measures to deal with the pandemic since its outbreak in 2020.