The new variant of COVID-19, known as KP.2, has been making headlines globally with nearly 100 cases in India alone. But what does China have to say about it? According to the National Administration of Disease Control and Prevention, this variant is unlikely to cause a new surge in infections in the country anytime soon.
As per the Xinhua News Agency, KP.2-sequenced cases only make up a tiny fraction of all locally sequenced cases reported each week in China, ranging from 0.05 per cent to 0.30 per cent. Experts from the administration consider this level "extremely low."
