A case of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/kollam-kidnappers-arrested-23322982" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">COVID-19 sub-variant</a> JN.1 was detected in Kerala on December 8, official sources said on Saturday.
The sample from a 79-year-old woman had returned a positive result in an RT-PCR test on November 18, they said, adding that she had mild symptoms of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and had recovered from COVID-19.
More than 90 per cent of the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/israeli-woman-stabbed-to-death-by-husband-in-keralas-kollam-23322705" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">COVID-19 cases</a> in India at present are mild and they are in home isolation, the sources said.
Earlier, an Indian traveller was also detected with JN.1 sub-variant in Singapore. The person was a native of Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli district and had travelled to Singapore on October 25.
No increase in cases was observed in Tiruchirapalli district or other places in <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/kerala-four-students-die-several-injured-in-stampede-during-music-concert-at-cochin-university-23321766" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Tamil Nadu</a> following the strain being detected in them.
"No other case of JN.1 variant has been detected in India," the source said.
The JN.1 sub-variant -- first identified in Luxembourg and since spreading to several countries -- is a descendant of the Pirola variant (BA.2.86).
It contains a significant number of unique mutations, particularly in the spike protein, that may contribute to increased infectivity and immune evasion, a source explained.
However, initial data suggests that updated vaccines and treatments will still offer protection against <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/kerala-blasts-death-toll-rises-to-six-after-24-year-old-man-succumbs-to-burns-23320426" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">JN.1 sub-strain</a>, the source stated.
This sub-variant's resemblance to earlier sub-strains with distinct spike proteins is also noteworthy.
Most of the changes in JN.1 sub-variant are found in the spike protein, which likely correlates to increases in infectivity and immune evasion.
Globally, 3,608 cases of BA.2.86 and its sub-variants have been reported mostly from Europe and North America.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), however, said initial data suggest that updated COVID-19 vaccines will help protect against JN.1 sub-strain.
It also said an analysis from the federal government's SARS-CoV-2 Interagency Group suggests treatments and testing will remain effective, they said.
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A case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 was detected in Kerala on December 8, official sources said on Saturday

COVID-19 sub-strain JN.1 detected in Kerala woman

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The sample from a 79-year-old woman had returned a positive result in an RT-PCR test on November 18, they said, adding that she had mild symptoms of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) and had recovered from COVID-19

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