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Amid this, India has also reported around 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, both are the sub-lineages of COVID-19 that are responsible for the rise in cases in Singapore.

Check statewise data here New Delhi: The ‘FLiRT’ variants of COVID-19 are rapidly spreading across the Asian continent, particularly in Singapore, where the experts have asked the population to use masks once again, while hand hygiene has been made a mandate in the country. Amid this, India has also reported around 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.



1, both are the sub-lineages of COVID-19 that are responsible for the rise in cases in Singapore. According to the official data released by the Union Health Ministry, they are all the sub-variants of JN.1 and there is no link with the increase in hospitalisation and serious cases.

However, there is no reason for concern or panic as the mutations will keep taking place because this is a natural behaviour of viruses such as SARS-CoV2, reported PTI . Statewise cases of KP.2 and KP.

1 variants of COVID-19 As far as the count of cases is concerned, the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) revealed around 34 cases of KP.1 have been reported across seven states and Union Territories with 23 cases logged in West Bengal. The other states include Goa (1), Gujarat (2), Haryana (1), Maharashtra (4) Rajasthan (2) and Uttarakhand (1).

Meanwhile, as per the reports Maharashtra reported the highest number of cases, 148 out of the total 290 cases. The other.

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