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Tension increased due to detection of sub-variant JN.1 of Covid in Kerala, health department alerted; Mock drill ordered in hospitals
It is known that Covid sub-variant JN.1 was first detected in the United States in September 2023. Last Saturday, a new subvariant of Covid was found in a 79-year-old woman in Kerala, after which the health department has been alerted. Cases of Covid sub-variant JN.1 are being found rapidly in many Western countries.
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“Tension increased due to detection of sub-variant JN.1 of Covid in Kerala, health department alerted; Mock drill ordered in hospitals”
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17 Dec 2023
Covid sub-variant JN.1 has been found in some parts of Kerala, after which concerns about it have increased slightly. Last Saturday, a new sub-variant of Covid was found in a 79-year-old woman in Kerala, after which the health department has been alerted.
The India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG), tasked with sequencing and tracking new dangerous Covid-19 variants, has investigated the parts of Kerala where JN.1 has been found
Speaking to news agency ANI, INSACOG chief N.K. "This variant has been isolated and reported in November. It is a subvariant of BA.2.86. We have some cases of JN.1," Arora said. "India is monitoring and that is why no hospitalization or serious illness has been reported so far," he said.
