Edited by Deepali Verma
Bharat has registered a total of 145 cases of Covid-19 subvariant JN.1 till December 28, as informed by the official sources on December 29. The most number of JN.1 variant cases being reported are from Kerala with almost 41 cases. The majority of those affected are home isolated, official sources said.
With New Year round the corner, both the central and state governments are keeping a close tab on the new Omicron Subvariant JN.1. According to the latest updates, Bharat has reported 797 new Covid-19 cases and the tally of active cases stands at 4,000 in the last 24 hours.
JN.1 is a Variant of Interest (VOI) which is currently undergoing intense scientific scrutiny. The World Health Organisation (WHO) by December 26 has reported 7,344 cases of Covid-19 JN.1 subvariant from 41 countries.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) of Delhi on December 27 has put out guidelines for Covid-19 suspected or positive cases that will be reported at hospitals following the sudden surge in the cases of Coronavirus in the country.
The AIIMS Delhi director in a meeting with all heads of departments of the hospital discussed the COVID-19 contingency measures on December 27. The agenda of the meeting was to outline the policy on COVID-19 testing, the areas to be designated for positive patients and their hospitalisation.
According to the policy on COVID-19 testing, as directed by the management, testing will be done for patients with SARI (severe acute respiratory infection) like symptoms that include according to the WHO, acute respiratory infection, persistent fever or fever of or greater than 38 C° with cough and onset within last 10 days.
