In recent days in different countries Corona virus Cases of the new variant JN1 (JN1) are being reported. While on the one hand the World Health Organization has declared it a ‘variant of interest’ in view of increasing cases, on the other hand it has said that the JN1 variant poses a low level of threat to global health.
According to the official data released by the government in Pakistan’s neighboring country India, 263 cases of the new variant of the corona virus JN1 have been reported across the country, however, according to the Pakistani government, there are no cases of this variant in the country. Cases were not reported.
Caretaker Federal Health Minister Nadeem Jan has said in a conversation with Independent Urdu that his preparation is complete in view of the new variant. “We have learned a lot from the corona virus, and in this regard work has been done to improve the laboratories and train the staff, but it will end with precautionary measures.”
Presence of new variant in Pakistan But the Federal Minister of Health said that no case of the new variant of Corona has been reported in the country so far. But health security has been activated at airports and borders. Even if a case is suspected, it is traced, but there is no case of JN1 variant to our knowledge.’
When asked about the new vaccine, Nadeem John said that Pfizer’s new one The vaccine Soon they will reach Pakistan from America, the number of which will be sufficient. He said that if this variant arises, it will be controlled.
The question ‘How dangerous can the virus be?’ But he replied that this variant is spreading in the world and ‘we have a threat alert from it, if there is a case of it, it can circulate on a regular basis. But we have to continue the vaccination process and implement the advisory issued in the past.
According to the details provided to Independent Urdu by the Federal Ministry of Health, two lakh Pfizer vaccines will be provided to Pakistan by USAID and Pfizer’s new ‘vaccine is expected to arrive in the first week of February this year.’
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It should be remembered that the World Health Organization has reported a 52% increase in corona cases from November to December last year. During this time, 850,000 new cases of Corona were reported.
On the other hand, Pakistan Medical Association Secretary General Qaiser Sajjad said in a conversation with Independent Urdu regarding JN1 variant that it is not an active but a weak variant.
He said that Corona will not end. Just as influenza has come and gone over time but is not gone, the coronavirus will continue to mutate through different variants. Qaiser Sajjad drew attention to the ‘real’ problem and said that the citizens did not believe in Corona before and they do not believe in it now, the problem is not wearing masks and not getting tested.
In some cases, there are complaints of loss of sense of smell and taste and diarrhea, but in recent days, only common cold and flu have come out from Corona, which gets better in four to five days.
Secretary General of Pakistan Medical Association added that ‘I think this variant may not be that dangerous but people who have low immunity can have problems, it can be fatal for them.’
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2024-09-04 05:46:33