The The new variant of Covid-19- JN.1 is an Omicron sub-lineage.
WHO has classified JN.1 as a “variant of interest” (VOI), given its rapidly increasing spread.
In India, 21 cases of the Covid-19 sub-variant have been identified.
Dr. Rajesh Karyakarte, genome sequencing coordinator for Maharashtra, says the growth advantage is exponential.
This suggests that it is contagious and can get outsmart body’s immunity defence quickly than it's predecessor.
Experts say it is a low risk infection and people with prior infection and/or vaccination need not worry.
Genome researchers Vinod Scaria and Bani Jolly have said that the SARS-CoV-2 virus is also continuously evolving and forming new lineages.