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
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
The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but cases had begun to increase after the emergence of a new variant
Two deaths — one each from Gujarat and Maharashtra — have been reported in 24 hours, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am
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...
While the number of active Coronavirus cases dropped to 2,804, three deaths were reported from Maharashtra in the last 24 hours, according to the Union Health...
The man was found infected with the BA.2.86 sub-variant (pirola) of coronavirus during genome sequencing test of his sample in an institute's laboratory, an official said
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Raghavan Varadarajan, Professor at the Molecular Biophysics Unit (MBU), IISc, and collaborators have been working on developing a heat-tolerant...
The death toll was recorded over 5.33 lakh (5,33,396) with four new deaths — two from Kerala and one each in Karnataka and Tripura — reported...
