Covid-19: Health Ministry urges high-risk groups to get vaccinated amid JN.1 subvariant spread

KUCHING, June 12 —The Ministry of Health (MoH) has assured the public that the JN.1 Covid-19 subvariant, which has been spreading recently, is not as dangerous as the variants...

Malay Mail
#China, The dominant circulating #strain is the sixth-generation #subvariant #NB181 of the #XDV variant, which has not shown any significant changes in pathogenicity or clinical severity. GT: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202505/1335077.shtml
Beijing CDC: Recent COVID-19 activity shows declining trend - Global Times

Recent COVID-19 activity in Beijing has fluctuated, peaking in early May and then gradually declining, with overall intensity lower than previous epidemic levels, the Beijing Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced on Thursday.

Relative #vaccine #protection, #disease #severity, and #symptoms associated with the #SarsCoV2 #omicron #subvariant #BA286 and descendant #JN1 in #Denmark: a nationwide observational study https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(24)00220-2/fulltext?rss=yes

Although less effective against the new variants, XBB.1.5 vaccination remains protective and reduces the risk of infection and COVID-19 disease.

देश में एक बार फिर कोरोना का नया सब वैरिएंट JN1 से बढ़ी दहशत, केरल में चार लोगों की हुई मौत
#COVID19 #NewVarient #Kerala #JN1 #JN1Variant #Coronavirus @MoHFW #subvariant #India #SriLanka #CovidVariant #Omicron #CovidAlert

https://dwsamachar.com/2023/12/18/5-death-raised-concerned-of-mohfw-as-covid-new-subvariant-jn-1-detected-in-kerala/

देश में एक बार फिर कोरोना का नया सब वैरिएंट JN.1 से बढ़ी दहशत, केरल में चार लोगों की हुई मौत - DW Samachar

कोरोना वायरस का एक और नया वैरिएंट भारत में दस्तक दे चुका है। कोविड-19 के एक सबवैरिएंट जेएन.1 का पहला मामला केरल में सामने आया है। जिसके चलते एक दिन में चार लोगों की मौत हो गई। वहीं यूपी में कोविड पॉजिटिव शख्स की जान चली गई। केंद्रीय स्वास्थ्य मंत्रालय के अनुसार, भारत में रविवार ... Read more

DW Samachar
''#EG5 Omicron #subvariant represented 5.3% of the viruses genetically characterized.''

"As news reports on infections increase, we must remember that we are no longer in a Covid emergency: we are in a phase of management, and the difference between crisis and non-crisis must be made clear in public messaging. There is a risk to crying wolf too many times."

A new Covid variant is on the rise – how worried should we be? | Devi Sridhar | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/18/new-covid-variant-worried-subvariants-mutate

#Covid #Endemic #NewVariant #SubVariant #GetVaccinated #Vaccines #Vaccineswork #Health

A new Covid variant is on the rise – how worried should we be?

It is important we stay level-headed as new subvariants emerge and mutate in the coming weeks and months, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburgh

The Guardian
WHO classifies EG.5 as COVID-19 'variant of interest'

The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a 'variant of interest' but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants.

CTVNews
18% of recent COVID-19 community cases in Singapore infected by EG.5 Omicron subvariant

There is no significant increase in severity or deaths from the EG.5 Omicron subvariant compared with other circulating strains, says the Ministry of Health.

CNA
#COVIDtracking: #Arcturus in the UK
'Five Brits have died with the new #Arcturus #Covid #subvariant, known as #Omicron XBB.1.16, as there are over 135 cases confirmed in the UK and thousands worldwide.'
✍️Govt's attitude to @ONS surveillance is nonsensical.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/breaking-five-brits-die-new-29790459?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
Five Brits die with new Arcturus Covid strain that is spreading around the globe

Five Brits have died with the new Arcturus Covid subvariant, known as Omicron XBB.1.16, as there are over 135 cases confirmed in the UK and thousands worldwide

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