After new variant detected in Kerala, hospitals told to step up Covid screening

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Haryana health department reviews Covid-19 cases in Kerala and the emergence of JN.1 sub-variant, a descendant of BA.2.86 lineage. No indication of increased severity from JN.1 compared to other variants. Hospitals directed to screen for ILI and SARI symptoms, conduct genome sequencing, and upload data on IDSP portal. Rapid...

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Published on December 21, 2023 -  03:00
JN.1 Covid Variant: India's active Covid caseload at 2,669 as cases surge | Kerala Covid | Oneindia
India on Thursday reported 358 new COVID-19 cases with six deaths in the last 24 hours, the Union Health Ministry data said. Out of 358, Kerala has recorded 300 fresh cases. It is followed by Karnataka (13), Tamil Nadu (12), Gujarat (11), Maharashtra (10) and Telangana (5). However, the active cases in Kerala have now surpassed 2000. According to the released data, the death toll due to the COVID-19 has risen to 533,327. #JN1Variant #WHOAlert #IndiaCovidCases #CovidNewCasesIndia #IndiaHighestCovidCases #COVID19Update #VariantOfInterest #GlobalHealth #VaccineEfficacy #PublicHealthSafety #GenomeSequencing #PandemicResponse #JN1Spread #HealthSecurity #VirusVariant #CDCAdvisory #InfectiousDisease #StayInformed

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