The Telangana government has issued an alert to officials and all hospitals in the state regarding the new JN.1 sub-variant of coronavirus termed as Variant of Interest.
Pi is a mutation of the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron. First found in Denmark in November 2021, it was later detected in Israel. However, there has been no surge in cases due to this variant.
Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) among the D-8 countries is going to be operational by October this year, which could significantly boost trade in the bloc.
The UK has reported 426 cases of this new variant. Apart from UK, most of the cases of the variant have been reported from Denmark, India, Sweden and Singapore.