Coronavirus

January 12, 2024

India reports 923 COVID JN.1 variant cases in 15 states; Officials say no cause for immediate concern

Karnataka has reported the highest number of cases at 214, followed by Maharashtra (170), Kerala (154), Andhra Pradesh (105), Gujarat (76) and Goa (66).

December 21, 2023
No plan to make Covid testing mandatory at airports, say health ministry sources

As many as 21 cases of the JN.1 variant had been detected across the country till Wednesday.
December 20, 2023
115 out of 142 fresh Covid-19 cases in Kerala; no checks at airports for now, says Health Min

Kerala Health Minister Veena George, in a statement, said there was nothing to be worried about as the state was well prepared to handle the virus infection.
December 19, 2023
One more dies of Covid-19 in Kerala; active tally rises to 1.6K with 111 new cases

The 111 fresh cases in Kerala are out of the 127 reported from across the country.
December 18, 2023
Karnataka makes masks mandatory for people above 60 amid JN.1's detection in Kerala

There will be more surveillance in border districts like -- Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Chamarajanagara -- which share border with Kerala.
December 17, 2023
Active Covid-19 cases rise to 1,324 in Kerala, sub-strain JN.1 detected in TVM

The JN.1 case was detected in an RT-PCR positive sample from Karakulam in Thiruvananthapuram district.
December 16, 2023
Covid scare again at Panoor in Kannur; mask made compulsory in public places

Health workers will initiate a special drive to identify people who suffer from fever and those who show Covid symptoms will be kept under observation.

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