India Covid Updates: 752 new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded in India on 23 December. In this way, this is the highest number of Covid cases recorded in a single day in the country since May 21, 2023. The highest number of coronavirus cases have been recorded in Kerala. On December 23, four people died due to Covid. Two patients have died in Kerala and one patient each in Rajasthan and Karnataka due to Covid-19. Currently the number of active cases of Covid in the country is 3420.
At the same time, there is maximum concern about the JN.1 sub-variant of Covid in India. States are in full alert mode regarding this sub-variant. The central government has directed all states to send COVID-19 swab samples for genome sequencing so that variants can be detected. Meanwhile, experts say that there is no need to panic about Covid right now. In such a situation, let us know the latest updates related to Covid in India.
- Former AIIMS director Randeep Guleria has said that JN.1 is spreading rapidly and it is gradually becoming an effective variant. It is spreading a lot of infection, but data shows that it is not causing dangerous infections or hospitalizations. Most of the symptoms are fever, cough and sore throat.
- The World Health Organization has described JN.1 as a variant of interest. WHO has said that there is no evidence that the new sub-variant poses a greater risk to people than other variants. It says that the currently available vaccines are capable of preventing severe illness and death from this variant.
- The Health Ministry of Odisha has issued guidelines amid increasing cases of Covid. The government has said that in view of the JN.1 variant, the elderly and already ill people are advised to wear masks in crowded places.
- In view of the festive season, the Mizoram government has also requested people to follow Covid rules during Christmas and New Year celebrations. People have been asked to wear masks in crowded places.
- Dr NK Arora, head of the ‘India SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium’ (INSACOG), has said that amid the increase in Covid cases and the detection of the JN.1 sub-variant, additional doses of the vaccine are needed to protect against the virus. there’s no need.
- Dr NK Arora has said that the symptoms of JN.1 are like other sub-variants of Omicron, which include fever, cough. Sometimes problems like diarrhea and other problems can also be seen in the body. But the patient recovers from this in two to five days.
- In view of the JN.1 variant of Covid in the country, Serum Institute of India is soon going to sell the vaccine to fight this new variant. Serum Institute has applied to obtain the license for the vaccine of JN.1 Covid variant.
- AIIMS doctors have advised people not to panic amid the increasing cases of JN.1 variant. He says that people need to remain alert. Doctor Neeraj Nischal said that in all the states where people have been infected, their symptoms are quite mild. We have said earlier also that such situations will continue to arise.
- 12 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Telangana on Saturday, out of which the maximum number of nine cases was found in Hyderabad. The remaining three cases have been reported from Rangareddy, Sangareddy and Warangal districts. People have been instructed to avoid the virus.
- Even months after recovering from Covid-19 infection, many patients were found to have sustained brain damage and swelling, while the results of blood tests conducted to detect it came back normal. This claim has been made in a latest study.
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