The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that genetic tests have detected an XBB.1.5 variant, which belongs to a subset of the Omicron variant.

In a statement, the ministry said that the indicators of the epidemiological situation in the country witness stability, while renewing the call for adherence to prevention guidelines, especially in light of preliminary information regarding the ease of transmission of this variant, which was discovered according to genetic analyzes in more than 30 countries around the world.