Covid sub-variant JN.1 detected in Bangladesh

Coronavirus infections with new sub-variant JN. 1 have been detected for the first time in Bangladesh.

"This variant has been detected from five individuals but they don't have any travel history," Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) Professor Tahmina Shireen said.

She said, "Omicron's sub-variant JN.1 has been identified in five samples testing samples of coronavirus patients from Dhaka and from outside Dhaka".

In December 2023, a new strain of the omicron variant JN.1, started spreading in many countries, including India, China, and the United States. That time

A month ago, the WHO classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a "variant of interest" and said current evidence shows the risk to public health was low.