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After a surge in cases of the new JN. 1 subvariant of COVID, doctors at the Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have pleaded with others not to panic and remain alert and vigilant.
“People are getting infected by the new sub-variant of COVID-JN.1 in many states of the country. The symptoms of the patients are mild. Therefore, there is no need to panic but the need to remain alert,” doctor Neeraj Nischal said.
Dr Nischal, an assistant professor in the Department of Medicine at AIIMS Delhi, said: “We will say that this kind of wave will continue to occur. Even in the first and second waves, we predicted that this virus would mutate more and the level would reach where it would become more contagious and at the same time lead to lower mortality or morbidity.
“It is, so to speak, a fight between viruses in human beings who are also trying to survive. People are inflamed, but at the same time they don’t pose the challenge that their predecessors did, like the delta variant. “says the doctor.
“The important thing is that we are more aware of this virus and that we know how to deal with it. So if you see cases increasing, that shows that our surveillance system is in place, and we can pick up any new surge or any new variant that is coming into our society. So this should not be a cause for panic. This only shows how well we are prepared now and I think we should be able to handle this in a good way,” he added.
Doctor Neeraj Nischal further said, “From the data that is emerging, the new subvariant is not very different from omicron. We are looking into whether the virus is causing similar types of symptoms like coughing, cold, sneezing, fever, and body aches.”
The doctor also said that the team of fitness specialists is reading the subvariant that causes severe lung damage, leads to oxygen needs or requires hospitalization.
“There are some sectors in the country where we are seeing cases, but this cannot be generalized to the whole country. So that’s a smart thing to do. We have an intelligent surveillance formula and we can involve this disease and that’s the ultimate,” the doctor added.
“I wouldn’t say we’re seeing an increase in COVID cases in our OPD, we don’t. We are witnessing many bloodless and flu-like patients this season. So this is a widespread type of respiratory infection that occurs over time. winter, so there’s nothing new that we’re seeing right now,” he said.
“I’m not going to say we’re seeing an increase in cases or anything serious in patients. No, those are cases of regimens we see every winter. That’s what we’re seeing now,” he added.
Dr. Nischal said hospitalizations are not increasing, patients do not need oxygen and the death rate is not increasing, so there is no need to panic, but this is the time to be vigilant, and because this disease has already been fought in the past, We are in a position because cases may arise again in the future.