Rajasthan CM Bhajanlal Sharma tests positive for COVID-19
March 06, 2024 14:06 ISTRajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said that he is in self-isolation and completely following the advice of doctors.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said that he is in self-isolation and completely following the advice of doctors.
The final recommendation from director Mandy Cohen comes after an expert advisory group to the CDC said US adults aged 65 and older should get a second annual COVID-19 shot this spring, strengthening their recommendations from last year.
Covid: According to a BMC release, the 15 patients in Mumbai detected with the sub-variant had mild symptoms and four of them suffered from comorbidities (other health conditions) and were admitted to hospitals.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the JN.1 variant is now the most prominent in the world and added JN.1 is an omicron variant, so current vaccines should still provide some protection.
According to the Union Health Ministry data, Karnataka has reported maximum cases of JN.1 aub-variant followed by Kerala. The country also reported five deaths due to COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
According to the data, about half of the cases have been recorded in Kerala. Ten states and Union territories have so far detected the presence of the JN.1 sub-variant of the virus.
The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but cases have again gone up after emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.
The highest number of JN.1 variant cases have been reported from Kerala. JN.1 is a Variant of Interest (VOI) which is under intense scientific scrutiny.
The number of daily cases had dropped to double-digits till December 5, but the cases have again gone up after the emergence of a new variant and cold weather conditions.
According to the Health Ministry data, as many as 34 cases were reported from Karnataka, 14 from Goa, nine from Maharashtra, six from Kerala, 4 Tamil Nadu and two from Telangana.
India has recorded 412 fresh cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection has gone up to 4,170, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The death toll due to the viral disease was recorded at 5,33,337 with three new fatalities reported from Karnataka.
The total fatalities were recorded at 5,33,334 (5.33 lakh) with one new death reported from Kerala in the previous 24 hours, the data updated at 8 am showed.
Singapore's Minister for Health Ong Ye Kunga said that COVID-19 cases in the country have 'potentially peaked' in the country, but stressed that no additional measures would be required. COVID-19 cases from 10,726 infections in the week of Nov 12-18, to 58,300 in the week of December 10-16.
A spike in Covid cases has been witnessed in some states, especially Kerala after a new strain JN.1 was discovered. Covid cases in several countries have been on an upward trajectory in the past few weeks.
India has recorded 288 new coronavirus infections, while the active cases have increased to 1,970, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The country's Covid case tally is 4.50 crore (4,50,05,364).
The number of people who were cured, discharged or migrated in the last 24 hours after being diagnosed with the infection stood at 112. With that, the total number of cases under this category rose to 68,36,979 till date, as per the Health Ministry website.
Singapore Health Ministry has announced the opening of a second COVID-19 treatment facility at Singapore Expo Hall 10 this weekend to increase the number of beds for COVID-19 patients. Their doctors will decide if they should be admitted.
The JN.1 sub-variant -- first identified in Luxembourg and since spreading to several countries -- is a descendant of the Pirola variant (BA.2.86). It contains a significant number of unique mutations, particularly in the spike protein, that may contribute to increased infectivity.
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