Former AIIMS director and senior pulmonologist Randeep Guleria said the new coronavirus sub-variant, JN.1, is more transmissible and is spreading rapidly but is not causing severe infections or hospitalisations
Dr Randeep Guleria, former AIIMS director, stated that the new Covid sub-variant JN.1 is spreading rapidly but not causing severe infections or hospitalizations.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified JN.1 as a variant of interest, urging caution. However, the global health body emphasized that the overall risk remains low based on current evidence