Chennai: The Department of Public Health has advised people not to panic about the new type of Corona KP.2 that is spreading in Singapore.
In the year 2020, the corona virus spread in the countries of the world greatly threatened the public. International researchers have also found vaccines for this and people are being protected from the pandemic. Even now, from time to time new coronaviruses are emerging in different dimensions.
For the past few weeks, Singapore has been heavily affected by this new type of corona infection. As during the corona period, around 2000 people are getting corona infection every day. The infection has been named KP.2. This infection has also spread in India. More than 100 people have been affected across India.
Regarding this, Tamil Nadu Health Department Secretary Selvavinayagam said that there is no need for any fear or anxiety among the people due to KP.2 Corona virus in India. Nearly 100 cases of Covid-19 have been reported across India. It is a branch of Omicron-type virus, KP.2 which was first detected in India in early January this year.
The KP.2 variant has a much faster spread compared to the KP.1.1 variant. However, currently it is not causing any serious damage. KP.2 is gradually spreading to every part of the world. Common symptoms include a sore throat, runny nose, cough, headache, body aches, fever, congestion, fatigue and, in severe cases, shortness of breath. The Health Secretary also said that this KP.2 corona variant is not dangerous.
Also, the Tamil Nadu Health Department has informed that the public should wear masks in public places and take necessary precautions to protect themselves from this new type of corona infection, and the elderly and pregnant women should be extra careful.
