According to Johns Hopkins University, the FLiRT variants, which also include KP.2's "parental" lineage JN.1, have three key mutations on their spike protein
INSACOG data showed that 34 cases of KP.1 have been found across seven states and UTs with 23 cases registered from West Bengal
First identified globally in January, KP.2 is a descendant of Omicron’s JN.1 and appears to be more transmissible
The Geneva-based U.N. health agency said it was the first step towards working out how to better prevent transmission, both for existing diseases like measles and...
The people who recovered from Covid are facing low immunity which has increased viral infections, skin allergies, cholecystitis, appendicitis etc, said Dr Shilpa Sharma
Four new deaths -- two from Delhi and one each from Gujarat and Maharashtra -- have been reported in the last 24 hours, the health ministery...
The study, published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases journal, sheds light on the variant's potential to become the dominant lineage and alerts the global health community
Two deaths — one each from Gujarat and Maharashtra — have been reported in 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am
India has witnessed three waves of COVID-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths being reported during the delta wave...
The reason behind the rising epidemic is that a new mutant strain that has rapidly expanded overseas since the fall of 2023 has also increased in...
India has witnessed three waves of COVID-19 in the past with the peak incidence of daily new cases and deaths being reported during the delta wave...
Two new deaths -- one each from Karnataka and Kerala -- have been reported in a span of 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry's...