JN.1 Detected in Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujrat

Published On: December 20, 2023 - In response to a surge in Covid-19 cases and the detection of the new JN.1 variant in several parts of India, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya conducted a high-level review meeting with state counterparts. This comes amid the World Health Organization's Tuesday statement that classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a 'variant of interest', although it said that current evidence shows risk to public health was low.