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JN1 coming out in Hong Kong, Singapore and China is being told the variant of Omikron. (File photo)
Two covid -positive patients died on Tuesday at KEM Hospital in Mumbai. However, doctors say that they have died not from Kovid, but due to their chronic diseases.
Both patients were already suffering from serious diseases. One patient had mouth cancer and the other had a kidney disease called nephrotic syndrome.
Here, Singapore of Asia, Hong Kong, In China and Thailand Corona virus cases are increasing again. In these countries The number of new cases is increasing.
3000 patients have appeared in Singapore from May 1 to May 19. By the last week of April, this number was 11,100. There has been an increase of 28% in cases here.
There have been 81 cases in Hong Kong since January. Of these, 30 have died. Alert has also been issued in China and Thailand.
However, no information is given about the number of patients here. There have been 93 cases related to it so far in India.
The death toll has also increased due to the infection of patients suffering from serious diseases.
93 cases were reported in India
There is no major wave of corona in India right now. According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, only 93 cases have been reported in the country as of May 19, 2025. However, according to the government, the status of Kovid-19 in India is still under control.
In Mumbai, doctors have seen cases of even more light symptoms, especially among the youth, but no information has been found about the new wave. Indian health experts have advised to take precautions and take vaccines in view of increasing cases in neighboring countries.
Kovid’s new variant JN1 is spreading
This time, Omikron’s new variants JN1 and its sub-variants LF7 and NB1.8 are being held responsible for the infection. Officials say that no such evidence has been found so far that these new variants are going to spread more dangerous or fast than before. However, he believes that this wave can show its impact on people with weak immunity.
China-Thailand also on alert, virus cases doubled
In China and Thailand, the government is also on alert about Kovid. Cases of corona virus have doubled among the patients going to investigate diseases in China.
People have been advised to take a booster shot. According to data from the Chinese Center for Disease and Prevention, the wave of Kovid may soon intensify.
At the same time, there have been cases of rapid increase in Kovid cases in two different areas in Thailand.
JN1 variants weakens immunity
JN1 is a strain of BA2.86 of Omikron. Which was first seen in August 2023. In December 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a ‘variant of interest’.
It has about 30 mutations, which weaken immunity. According to the University of Johns Hopkins in the US, JN1 spreads more easily than earlier variants, but it is not very serious. It remains the most common variant in many parts of the world.
Symptoms of Covid-19 JN1 can live anywhere from a few days to weeks. If your symptoms persist for a long time, you may have long-covid. This is a situation in which some symptoms of Covid-19 persist even after recovering.
Do the existing vaccines work on JN1?
Intrectioning JN1 according to the study is a bit difficult for the immune system. Anti -bodies made of earlier vaccines or infections are less effective against it, but XBB.1.5 Monowalent booster vaccine helps fight the JN1.
According to WHO, the XBB1.5 monovalant booster is a Kovid-19 vaccine. It is specially designed to identify the XBB1.5 sub-variants of Omikron. This booster increases antibodies in the body and can prevent the disease caused by JN1 from 19% to 49%.
There were more than 5 lakh deaths in India due to Corona
According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, more than 5 lakh people died of Corona in India. The first case of Corona in India came up in January 2020. The nationwide lockdown was implemented in March 2020.
The first wave of Corona in India lasted from January 2020 to February 2021. During this period, there were cases of about 1.08 crore corona. The highest number of 98 thousand male in a day was seen on 17 September 2020. This wave caused 1.55 lakh deaths. On an average, 412 deaths were recorded daily.
The second wave of Corona lasted from March 2021 to May 2021. During this period, due to the delta variants of Korona, the highest number of cases and deaths were registered in April-May 2021.
The second wave was the deadliest, which saw a huge shortage of hospitals and oxygen. The delta variants spread rapid infection, and there was heavy pressure on the health system. There were 1.69 lakh deaths in this wave. On average, 2,769 deaths were recorded on an average.
Korona’s third December 2021 to February 2022. Corona cases increased rapidly in January 2022 due to Omikron variants.
Due to the Omikron variants, the cases increased greatly in the third wave, but it was less deadly than the second wave. The mortality rate was only 0.2%. There were 10,465 deaths in this wave. About 50.05 lakh new cases were registered.
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