The Covid 19 cases in India are starting to rise again. This and the first case reported in Kerala also shows the threat of the JN.1 subform. JN.1 is from BA 2.86 of the "Pirola" variation, which is itself an Omicron subvariety. JN.1 has a high mutation receptor binding domain (L455S) compared to BA 2.86. JN.1 has high resistance to all receptor binding domain classes 1, 2, and 3 and shows greater immune evasion compared to BA 2.86 and various resistant strains The World Health Organization has classified JN.1 as an alternative of interest. IMA COVID Task Force Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan said on Wednesday that this new syndrome could be difficult for elderly people and people with multiple co-morbidities.
As for COVID-19 cases in India, India reported 594 new cases on Thursday as the number of active cases rose to 2,669 from 2,311 the previous day. The death toll rose to 5,33,327 as six more people -- three from Kerala, two from Karnataka and one from Punjab -- died of the virus.
Delhi, Kerala and other states are looking into the situation
A Noida resident has tested positive for Covid, in the first case in months at Gautam Buddha in Uttar Pradesh, officials said, adding that his sample has been sent to Delhi for genome sequencing and awaiting results.
Gautam Buddha Nagar Medical Officer Dr Sunil Sharma said on Thursday that the patient is a 54-year-old man who lives in Noida but works in a multinational company in Gurugram.
India reports 22 cases of JN.1 variant.
India has reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 JN.1 variant in recent days. The development came even as the World Health Organization deemed the new strain a ‘concern’ and several countries held assessment meetings to discuss the situation.
According to an ANI document quoting resources, the united states has reported 22 cases till December 21. India said 594 sparkling COVID-19 infections on Thursday - taking the quantity of lively instances from 2,311 the previous day to 2,669. Health Ministry information on Friday morning shows 2997 active instances — with a surge pronounced from Kerala.
New variation gained’t have an effect on maximum human beings, says BHU doctors.
Professor Gyaneshwar Chaubey from the Department of Zoology at BHU expressed the opinion that the newly recognized COVID-19 variant, JN.1, is unlikely to seriously effect a big part of the Indian population. This is attributed to the truth that over ninety% of the population in India has formerly experienced a Covid-19 contamination in some unspecified time in the future.
The isolation ward and other facilities at the Dehradun hospital have been tightened.
Increased measures, including strengthening of quarantine facilities at Uttarakhand's Doon Medical College government hospital have been implemented after a new strain of the virus has been detected in several states, including Kerala.
