FLiRT

A New Covid Variant Emerges India, More Than 300 people Caught, Cases found In These States

22 May 2024

A new covid variant, identified as KP.1 and KP.2, has sparked concerns in India, with official data reporting 290 cases of KP.2 and 34 cases of KP.1 across the country. However, a source from the Union health ministry reassured that these variants are actually sub-variants of JN1, emphasizing that there's...

FLiRT: States Affected By New Covid Variant

20 May 2024

A new Covid variant, KP.2 'FLiRT', has been detected through recent genomic sequencing. As a subvariant of Omicron, it has been linked to the recent surge in Covid cases across various states. The timing of this variant's emergence, coinciding with the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, has sparked concern and alarm...

FLiRT: New Covid-19 Variant Spreading In US | Key Insights

10 May 2024

Amid the withdrawal of AstraZeneca's Covishield and calls from doctors to review the science behind Covid vaccines, two new variants of the Omicron lineage, collectively known as FLiRT, are spreading in the US, sparking concerns of a fresh wave. Variants KP.2 and KP.11 have emerged with new mutations, making them...