Talking about the new JN.1 COVID strain, former AIIMS Director and Senior Pulmonologist Dr. Randeep Guleria on December 23, asserted that the new variant was more transmissible and was gradually becoming the dominant variant. At the same time, he added, that it wasn’t severe infection and hospitalization. " It is more transmissible, it is spreading more rapidly, it is gradually becoming a dominant variant....it is causing more infections but the data also suggests that it is not causing severe infections and hospitalization. Most of the symptoms are predominantly of the upper airways like fever, cough, cold, sore throat, running nose, and body aches," said Randeep Guleria. Speaking to ANI, chairman of INSAGCOG, Dr NK Arora said, " Within India...from October last week and then till now in last 8 weeks, we have seen 22 cases...there is no evidence that it is spreading very rapidly...Jn.1 is less than 1% of all the isolates so far. Symptoms are very similar, based on symptoms, Jn.1 cannot be differentiated from other variants...there is no increase in hospitalization...there is no need to panic but we need to be vigilant."
24 December,2023 12:42 PM IST
Parineeti Chopra’s next film, The Girl on the Train, is all set to release on 26th February. Directed by Ribhu Dasgupta, the movie will stream on Netflix and is a remake of the 2016 Hollywood film of the same name. Watch this video to know what Parineeti said about her casting in The Girl on the Train and about her upcoming Saina Nehwal biopic.
25 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Hail stones were reported near Parliament in Delhi this afternoon. It is also raining heavily in some parts of the Capital. A low pressure system over Rajasthan is causing the storm in Delhi. Video courtesy: NDTV
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