With reports of the arrival of the JN. 1 variant of Covid in India, 2669 active cases were reported in 24 hours on Thursday. According to the Union Ministry of Health, a slight increase in Covid cases has been observed in Kerala, Maharashtra and Jharkhand. and Karnataka. On Wednesday, Dr. V. K. Paul, a member of NITI Aayog (Health), said that so far India has recorded 21 cases of the JN. 1 subvariant of Covid-19.
The JN. 1 variant (BA. 2. 86. 1. 1) emerged in late 2023 and is a descendant of the BA. 2. 86 (Pirola) lineage of the coronavirus.
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The JN. 1 variant (BA. 2. 86. 1. 1) emerged in late 2023 and is a descendant of the SARS-CoV-2 BA. 2. 86 (Pirola) lineage.
The BA. 2. 86 lineage, first known in August 2023, is phylogenetically distinct from the circulating SARS-CoV-2 Omicron lineages XBB, EG. 5. 1, and HK. 3.
BA. 2. 86 carries more than 30 mutations in the spike protein (5), indicating a high potential for immune evasion. JN. 1 was first detected in Denmark and Israel in late July 2023.
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