New type of corona detected in Kerala... What to know?
Corona variant JN point 1 in kerala surveillance increased in neighboring states people beware.. a new type of corona detected in Kerala.. what to know? Since the year 2020, the Corona pandemic has started to overwhelm the world. Despite the invention of vaccines to control it, it continues to mutate and is a challenge for the world's scientists. From Corona to Delta, then to Omicron, the coronavirus morphed and threatened people. Recently, the impact of Corona has decreased.
In this context, the number of people affected by corona in the state of kerala has been increasing for the past few weeks. As a result, monitoring activities were intensified there. At that time, a new type of corona JN.1 was found to be spreading in Kerala. While this type of corona has spread in countries like America and China, it has also been detected in India. indian Council of Medical Research director Rajiv Paul said that a new type of corona was detected during the surveillance work carried out by the indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium.
According to the new guidelines, "Influenza (ILI) and acute respiratory infection (SARI) patients are tested for Corona. If confirmed, they are referred for genetic testing. On the 8th, it was revealed through an RT-PCR test that a person in Karkulam, kerala was infected with Corona. The victim had mild symptoms of fever (ILI). Later, he recovered from Corona.
Steps have been taken to ensure that hospitals have isolation wards, rooms, oxygen beds, intensive care unit beds, and ventilation. Recently, a new type of coronavirus, BA.2.86, was discovered. Between July 17 and august 13, 14 lakh people have been diagnosed with corona. More than 2,300 people died. Compared to the previous 28 days, the spread of the coronavirus increased by 63 percent. But the death rate dropped by 56 percent.