XE is the New covid strain, and it was first noticed intheUnited Kingdom in mid of January 2022. The new covid variant has behaved like a silent intruder and has impacted India and many other nations. With the new Covid variant, many countries have closed down their borders and restricted movement. China has seen a massive surge in Covid-19 cases, with the government reporting 13,000 patients, the highest since the peak of the first wave in Wuhan. Shanghai has been forced into a lockdown, and the entire city of around 25 million people is now under movement restrictions.