Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:45am on 22 May 2024,Wednesday India
India has detected 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1, sub-lineages of Covid-19 responsible for a surge in cases in Singapore. However, the Union health ministry has stated that these cases are not associated with an increase in hospitalization and severe cases. The ministry has assured that the mutations are a natural behavior of viruses like SARS-CoV2 and there is no reason for concern or panic. The Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG) is closely monitoring the situation, and samples are being picked up from hospitals to detect any change in the severity of the disease.
