Covid-19 New Variant JN1: Cases
India Covid Case: According to the Union Health Ministry, 300 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Kerala. The Health Ministry has said that 300 new cases of COVID-19 were reported in the southern state of Kerala on December 20 and 3 people died during this period. In this way, the number of active cases of Covid-19 in the country has increased to 2669. Covid cases have also been reported in some other states of the country. The increasing cases of Covid-19 have once again worried people.
According to Health Ministry data, 358 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the country in the last 24 hours. Apart from 300 new cases reported in Kerala, 13 in Karnataka; 12 in Tamil Nadu; 11 in Gujarat; 10 in Maharashtra; 5 in Telangana; and 2 in Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Puducherry; One case each has been reported in Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab. One person has died in Punjab and two in Karnataka. In this way, six people have died due to Covid in the last 24 hours.
Take precautionary measures to avoid viruses
At the same time, most of the cases in the country are related to the sub-variant JN.1 of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. On Wednesday, 21 new cases of the sub-variant were reported, due to which tension had increased. This is why experts have asked to follow precautionary measures to avoid the virus. He says that the emergence of new variants is not surprising and there is no need to panic about it. There is maximum tension among people regarding the new variant of COVID-19.
People are being advised to start wearing masks in crowded places. Use sanitizer when returning from hospitals or crowded places. Try to keep sanitizer with you, so that hands can be cleaned continuously. Many people in the country lost their lives in the last two waves of Covid. But this time due to the high rate of vaccination, there does not appear to be much danger from Covid.
Because of the new variant of Corona, the Chandigarh administration has taken a big decision. The administration once again instructed to wear masks and advised people to wear masks in crowded areas. Besides, instructions have also been given to avoid going to crowded areas.
Two more people died in Karnataka
20 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Karnataka and two more people have died due to this epidemic. The state health department issued a bulletin on Wednesday (December 20) giving this information.
Delhi ready to deal with the virus
Delhi Health Minister Saurabh Bhardwaj said on Wednesday that the new sub-form of coronavirus JN.1 is infectious but its symptoms are mild and the national capital government is fully alert and prepared to deal with it. Amid the increase in cases of coronavirus infection in the country, officials said that the Delhi government will increase monitoring of genome sequencing.
What are the preparations in Rajasthan?
After new cases of Coronavirus have been reported in many places in the country, the medical department in the state has been instructed to be alert and make necessary preparations as a precautionary measure. According to officials, two cases of coronavirus infection have been reported in Jaisalmer. Additional Chief Secretary of the Medical and Health Department, Shubhra Singh held a high-level meeting on Wednesday. In this, he has given instructions to form a state-level committee under the chairmanship of Medical Education Commissioner Shivprasad Nakate for Corona management and prepare a ‘Graded Response System’ (availability of medical facilities according to the number of cases), so that if necessary, the patients can be provided medical care. Necessary medical facilities can be provided immediately.
What did WHO say?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared it a ‘variant of interest’ amid the rapidly increasing cases of ‘JN.1’ form of coronavirus. WHO also said that this does not pose much threat to global public health. The world health body said that since the emergence of variants posing a risk to global public health in late 2020, WHO has decided to classify the mild variant as a ‘Variant of Interest’ and the severe variant as a ‘Variant of Concern’. is introduced.
How many cases of corona in the country?
The highest number of 614 cases of coronavirus infection were registered in India after May 21, due to which the number of patients under treatment increased to 2,311. According to the latest data released by the Union Health Ministry, the death toll in Kerala has increased to 5,33,321 due to the deaths of three patients in the last 24 hours, while the total number of COVID-19 cases in the country is 4.50 crore (4,50,05,978).
What are the guidelines of the Central Government?
Health Secretary Sudhansh Pant said that an increase in the daily positivity rate has been seen in some states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Karnataka. Because of the upcoming festivals and wedding season, states were advised to make public health measures and other arrangements.
States have been urged to ensure effective compliance with the detailed operational guidelines of the revised surveillance strategy for COVID-19 shared by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. It was advised to conduct corona tests as per the guidelines in all the districts of the country. Besides, it has also been asked to increase the number of RTPCR tests.
