<p>US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new lineage of the virus that causes Covid-19.</p>.<p>The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel, the CDC said in a post on messaging platform X.</p>.<p>"As we learn more about BA.2.86, CDC's advice on protecting yourself from Covid-19 remains the same," the agency said.</p>
<p>US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new lineage of the virus that causes Covid-19.</p>.<p>The lineage is named BA.2.86, and has been detected in the United States, Denmark and Israel, the CDC said in a post on messaging platform X.</p>.<p>"As we learn more about BA.2.86, CDC's advice on protecting yourself from Covid-19 remains the same," the agency said.</p>