"Is the deadly COVID-19 variant XBB?"...Fake news spreads again.

Courtesy of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Recently, fake news has been circulating around SNS that a fatal COVID-19 mutation has occurred.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently explained that fake news about the spread of the COVID-19 mutation called "XBB" is spreading, but it is not true.

In addition, the fake news states that "XBB is five times more toxic and has a higher mortality rate than the Delta variant," but according to the World Health Organization, there is no evidence that "XBB" is more dangerous than other variants.

The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention believes that "XBB" was popular in 2023, and rumors were circulating in 2022, and it is spreading again due to the recent outbreak of respiratory diseases.