https://www.the-sun.com/health/5814174/new-covid-variant-centaurus-detected-uk/
It is a relative of Omicon, the original strains of which were shown to be more mild Covid illness (BA.1 and BA.2).
Health chiefs, however, do not know how new versions of Omicron (BA.2.75, BA.4 and BA.5) compare.
But it is feared that Centaurus is even more infectious than Omicron strains that have come before it.
The UK has seen 18 cases to date, and is among roughly 10 countries where Centaurus has been detected