To mitigate the spread, the Ministry of Health recommends that high-risk groups, such as the elderly and immunocompromised, receive booster vaccinations. Additionally, the public is advised to practice standard precautions,

Parts of Asia including countries such as Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and Thailand are seeing surge in COVID-19 cases with health authorities keeping a close watch on the JN.1 variant — a sublineage of the Omicron strain. What is the JN.1 Variant?

Covid-19 cases have surged in several Asian countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand. India, however, reports a mild increase.

Two people—a 59-year-old woman and a 14-year-old girl—died of cancer and end-stage kidney disease in Mumbai. According to doctors, the victims tested Covid-19 positive posthumously, although doctors clarified the fatalities were not caused by the virus.

The JN.1 variant is a newer version of the coronavirus that comes from the Omicron BA.2.86 family. It was first found in August 2023

Several health experts have highlighted that the current Covid-19 outbreak is nearly seven times more widespread than influenza, according to

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a decline in U.S. vaccine uptake, while widespread misinformation and distrust make it challenging to craft effective public health responses.

At present, government data shows 257 active COVID-19 cases across various states in the country, with most of them coming from Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Maharashtra. Experts say rising coronavirus cases in Hong Kong and Singapore are driven by waning immunity and the JN.