Corona Returns: New Variant Claims Elderly Life, Active Cases Surge to 350

National News: The knock of new variants of Corona virus in the country has once again increased the concern of the health system. After the death of an 84 -year -old elder in Bengaluru, the death toll from Korona seems to be increasing across the country. Earlier, the death of a 21 -year -old young man has been confirmed in Thane, Maharashtra. In both cases, the patients were infected with the new variants of the corona virus.

Cases growing across the country

According to the data on Saturday, 8 new patients were confirmed in Thane, Maharashtra, while 3-3 new cases were registered in Uttarakhand and Haryana. One case has come to light in Noida in Uttar Pradesh and Belagavi in ​​Karnataka.

On May 23, positive cases of Corona have been found in Ahmedabad, especially in Ahmedabad, 4 in Uttar Pradesh, 5 in Haryana, and a 9 -month -old baby in Bengaluru. Overall, the active cases of Kovid-19 have reached 350 in the country.

Delhi government released strict advisory

In view of the increasing cases of Korona, the Delhi government has given strict instructions to all hospitals. The instructions states that:

• Ensure complete arrangement of all hospital beds, oxygen, medicines and vaccines.
• Samples of every positive patient should be sent to the Lok Nayak Hospital for genome sequencing.
• It is mandatory to upload all reports daily on the Delhi Health Portal.
• This advisory comes at a time when Corona cases are rapidly increasing in countries like Pakistan, China, Thailand and Singapore.

Danger of new variants: Insacog & WHO warning

According to INSACOG (Indian Sars-Cov-2 Genomics Consortium), four new cases of NB.1.8.1 variant of Kovid-19 and four new cases of LF.7 variant have been found in India. These are the same variants that are spreading rapidly in China and other Asian countries.

• WHO has placed these variants in the category 'variants under monitoring', that is, they are not in the category of serious danger yet, but it is necessary to keep an eye on them.
• Mutations such as the A435s, V445H and T478i present in spike protein of NB.1.8.1 variant, make it more infectious than other variants.
• It also has the ability to dodge immunity, which can also neutralize the protection from pre -infection or vaccination.
• JN.1 most common variant in the country currently
• The most JN.1 variant in India is currently coming out, which has been found in more than 50% of cases.
• After this, cases of BA.2 (26%) and Omikron Sabalines (20%) are also being seen.

Status of states: Gujarat and North India are also alert

• A total of 40 cases have been reported in Gujarat, including 33 active cases.
• So far 23 patients have been confirmed in Delhi.
• 4 new cases have been found in Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh), out of which 3 have been hospitalized in isolation and one has been hospitalized.
• Haryana has found 5 new patients in 48 hours, including 2 women. The special thing is that these patients have no international travel history.

Vigilance only rescue

Although the cases that have been reported so far are not seriously worrisome, experts believe that if the infection is not found in time in time, this situation can be spoiled again. Therefore, it is necessary that people do not ignore precautions like wearing masks, avoiding crowds, and testing in case of symptoms.