New Delhi: 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, both sub-lineages of COVID-19 that are responsible for the surge in cases in Singapore, were found in India, according to official data. Are.
However, a source in the Union Health Ministry said that these are all SU variants of JN1 and there has been no increase in hospitalization among severe cases.
"Therefore, there is no cause for concern or panic. Mutations will continue to occur at a rapid pace and this is the natural behavior of a virus like SARS-CoV2," the source said.
The source further said that INSACOG surveillance is sensitive and capable of catching the emergence of any new variants and samples are also taken from hospitals in a structured manner to detect any change in the severity of diseases due to the virus.Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed that 34 cases of KP.1 have been found in seven states and union territories, of which 23 cases have been reported from West Bengal.
Other states are Goa (1), Gujarat (2), Haryana (1), Maharashtra (4) Rajasthan (2) and Uttarakhand (1).
According to the data, at least 290 cases of KP.2 have been reported in Maharashtra, with the highest number at 148.
Other states and union territories are Delhi (1), Goa (12), Gujarat (23) Haryana (3), Karnataka (4), Madhya Pradesh (1), Odisha (17), Rajasthan (21) Uttar Pradesh (8) ) ), Uttarakhand (16) and West Bengal (36).
Singapore is seeing a new COVID-19 wave as authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11, with KP.1 and KP.2 making up more than two-thirds of the cases in Singapore.Globally, the dominant COVID-19 variants are still JN.1 and its sub-lineages including KP.1 and KP.2.
KP.1 and KP.2 belong to a group of COVID-19 variants scientists have nicknamed 'FLiRT' after the technical names of their mutations.
All strains in FLiRT are descendants of the JN.1 variant, which is an offshoot of the Omicron variant. KP.2 was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization.
However, a source in the Union Health Ministry said that these are all SU variants of JN1 and there has been no increase in hospitalization among severe cases.
"Therefore, there is no cause for concern or panic. Mutations will continue to occur at a rapid pace and this is the natural behavior of a virus like SARS-CoV2," the source said.
The source further said that INSACOG surveillance is sensitive and capable of catching the emergence of any new variants and samples are also taken from hospitals in a structured manner to detect any change in the severity of diseases due to the virus.Data compiled by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) showed that 34 cases of KP.1 have been found in seven states and union territories, of which 23 cases have been reported from West Bengal.
Other states are Goa (1), Gujarat (2), Haryana (1), Maharashtra (4) Rajasthan (2) and Uttarakhand (1).
According to the data, at least 290 cases of KP.2 have been reported in Maharashtra, with the highest number at 148.
Other states and union territories are Delhi (1), Goa (12), Gujarat (23) Haryana (3), Karnataka (4), Madhya Pradesh (1), Odisha (17), Rajasthan (21) Uttar Pradesh (8) ) ), Uttarakhand (16) and West Bengal (36).
Singapore is seeing a new COVID-19 wave as authorities recorded more than 25,900 cases from May 5 to 11, with KP.1 and KP.2 making up more than two-thirds of the cases in Singapore.Globally, the dominant COVID-19 variants are still JN.1 and its sub-lineages including KP.1 and KP.2.
KP.1 and KP.2 belong to a group of COVID-19 variants scientists have nicknamed 'FLiRT' after the technical names of their mutations.
All strains in FLiRT are descendants of the JN.1 variant, which is an offshoot of the Omicron variant. KP.2 was classified as a variant under monitoring by the World Health Organization.
