Health officials and political leaders across various states in India have addressed concerns about the new COVID-19 variant, JN.1. Officials from Odisha, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Mumbai, Karnataka, Dehradun, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, and Andhra Pradesh have assured the public of preparedness and urged caution but not panic. They emphasized surveillance, testing, and isolation measures. Experts, including a former WHO scientist, echoed the need for caution but reassured that there is no evidence suggesting the new variant is more severe. Hospitals in Jammu and Mumbai are preparing to combat the new variant, while cases have been reported in Chhattisgarh. The variant has been described as mild, similar to common flu or viral fever.
#WATCH | Amravati: Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy holds a meeting with medical and health department officials over the spread of the new COVID-19 variant JN.1. https://t.co/ftPURmDJtV
#WATCH | Patna: Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav says, "It was a very fruitful meeting (INDIA alliance)...Certain media sections cannot digest that there is such a big alliance and everybody is together. There are efforts to do negative publicity...We are strong and we are… https://t.co/GEMXaZ6LwT
#WATCH | Thiruvananthapuram: On the Covid situation in the state, Kerala Health Minister Veena George says, "There is nothing to worry about. We have found a slight increase in the number of COVID cases... A state-level meeting and a ministerial-level meeting were held... We… https://t.co/ZbgMrJyw8Z
'Don’t panic': Karnataka CM assures public amid new COVID variant JN.1 https://t.co/kuDzFe6oiQ
#WATCH | Mumbai: On the new JN.1 variant, Dr. Gautam Bhansali, consultant physician at Bombay Hospital, says, “JN.1 is a family of the omicron variant, which is a very mild variant. It is just like the common flu or viral fever, there is nothing to worry about. There might be a… https://t.co/QZK5ROJdEf
#WATCH | Lucknow: On the Covid situation in the state, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak says, "There is no need to create panic... There are one or two cases and they are being treated at their homes. It is like common cold and flu. The people need to be alert but there is… https://t.co/dHjT6euWI2
#WATCH | Chhattisgarh: On Covid-19 situation, Bilaspur Chief Medical and Health Officer Rajesh Shukla says, "Till now, 136 people have been tested. One of them has been tested positive in the RTPCR test. The patient had a cough and cold for a few days... The sample will be sent… https://t.co/LvpDkFGRLC
#WATCH | Dehradun: As isolation ward and other arrangements are tightened at Government hospital of Doon Medical College after new cases of COVID-19 variant JN.1 are found in few states, CMS, Doon Hospital, Anurag Agarwal says, “As per the latest advisory, we need not panic. The… https://t.co/Gfq83ymHWg
"We need to be cautious, not panic": Ex-WHO chief scientist on new Covid variant scare Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/P24NM8Jhsv #COVID19 #JN1Variant #WHO https://t.co/YkAvCa6kcu
#WATCH via ANI Mutlimedia | “No need to panic…” Ex WHO scientist’s guide to all you need to know about new COVID variant JN.1 #worldhealthorganization #swaminathan #covid19 https://t.co/9MJbQYFcXs
#WATCH | Delhi: Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav says, "Today in Delhi, there was a meeting with MPs from Madhya Pradesh. I'm happy that I got the chance to meet all of them. It was the first such meeting after the elections. We will all work for the betterment of MP. I hope that… https://t.co/uRDFiV0Ikx
#WATCH | On JN.1 COVID variant, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Former DG, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) says, "We need to be cautious, but we don't need to worry because we don't have any data to suggest that this variant JN.1 is more severe or it's going to cause more… https://t.co/HRcpgUjCWj
#WATCH | Bengaluru: On COVID-19 cases in the state, Karnataka Health Minister Dinesh Gundurao says, "We are looking into all the aspects. There is no such concern as of now...There is no restriction on movement, stay, travel or functions. People above 60 years of age should be… https://t.co/XCZCJjQgkE
#WATCH | On Covid-19, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah says, "People need not panic. Precautionary measures have to be taken. People above the age of 60 should wear masks in public spaces. So far, 3 people with co-morbidities have died." https://t.co/lmuHyjnV9S
#WATCH | On preparedness to tackle Covid19, Jt Executive Health Officer of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Daksha Shah says, "There is no case of the latest variant of Covid19 (JN.1) in Mumbai. Yesterday, the Health Commissioner held a meeting with the deans of all… https://t.co/8gdBhgEQDx
#WATCH | Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak says, "There is no need to worry regarding COVID. The whole situation has been reviewed. There were five patients in the state until yesterday and all of them are in home isolation. There is nothing to panic about..." https://t.co/4D6pvWhbOs
No need to panic, state fully prepared: Maharashtra Health Minister on new Covid sub-strain Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/rxJNcipQXC #Maharashtra #COVID19 #JN1Variant https://t.co/BiJ6JcdwYV
#WATCH | J&K: As the Union Health Ministry issues a fresh alert for the COVID-19 variant (JN.1), Jammu hospitals prepare to fight against the new variant. (20.12) https://t.co/r9ybcswLnh
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav says, "The cold is increasing. In such a situation, today I meet the patients staying in night shelters, their families and citizens, to know about their well-being. It is the responsibility of all of us to ensure that the people… https://t.co/8NOIdlXxfA https://t.co/qSUr8Jhkff
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav conducted a surprise inspection at the Chief Minister Shelter Home in Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital in Bhopal and distributed blankets here. https://t.co/LiasKoHPfY
#WATCH | Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav conducted a surprise inspection at the Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital in Bhopal and distributed blankets. https://t.co/E8jbPJH5NS
#WATCH | Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta says, "Government of India is also concerned about cases of JN.1 variant that have been reported in several cases of the country. Our Government (Jharkhand Government) is also concerned about it. Together, we will take concrete steps… https://t.co/oILHu2yIff
#WATCH | Odisha Health Minister Niranjan Pujari says, "Union Minister had given the suggestion as COVID cases are rising...We are active and surveillance is being done. 2261 tests were done in the last 7 days but no cases were detected...Our preparedness is in place. We have… https://t.co/cePDoKGPji