FLiRT, the new variant of COVID-19 that affects the world, will it reach Mexico?

In 2019, the entire world faced an unparalleled pandemic, derived from the virus identified as COVID-19. The contingency lasted worldwide for just over three years, recording thousands of deaths and infections.

Although it was believed that the COVID-19 virus was left behind, researchers in the United States recently reported that a new variant of coronavirus, identified as FLiRT.

The most Recent variant of COVID-19 is identified as FLiRT, and is recognized as one of the most contagious diseases. So far, health authorities have not talked about the issue, but could the new variant of COVID-19 reach Mexico?

What is known about the FLiRT variant?

The FLiRT variants, including KP.2, JN.1.7 and others, belong to the omicron family and are characterized by being highly transmissible, according to doctor William Schaffner of Vanderbilt University.

Although They spread easily, so far they don’t seem to cause more serious illnesswhich has generated some relief among experts.

So far, researchers from Johns Hopkins University indicated that the new FLiRT coronavirus variant has been presented in the United States, representing close to 28% of the total cases registered this year. Nevertheless, there was no indication that it was registered anywhere else in the world.

The symptoms of the new variant of the coronavirus

It is known that the Symptoms of FLiRT variants do not differ significantly from previous omicron variants. The incubation period and duration of symptoms remain similar, with the possibility of detecting live virus up to a week after the onset of symptoms.

It was also indicated that the vaccines that have been distributed to protect against COVID-19 are effective against the present variant, so it is expected that it will not affect as much as the virus was recently discovered.