Seems like it was first detected in China, and now detected in the US, and Asia including SG, Malaysia, .etc.
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As COVID-19 cases rise in parts of Asia, especially Singapore, Hong Kong, China and Thailand, health authorities are monitoring the JN.1 variant. This variant, a sublineage of the Omicron strain, has become widespread in many regions.
Covid Variants in circulation
In Singapore, health officials said two subvariants of JN.1 —
LF.7 and NB.1.8 — are responsible for about two-thirds of locally sequenced cases. The increase may also be linked to waning immunity in the population.
source:
https://www.msn.com/en-in/health/he...-precautions-and-vaccine-response/ar-AA1F5Wdo
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There is some alarm over the new variant which is potentially more infectious than the current dominant strains.
In China, data shows the proportion of severely ill respiratory patients with Covid has jumped from 3.3 to 6.3 percent over the last month.
The proportion of Chinese ER patients testing positive for Covid had jumped from 7.5 to 16.2 percent.
Officials in Taiwan are also reporting a surge in Covid emergency room admissions, with the number rising 78 percent in a week over the seven-days to May 3, according to the latest data available.
And hospitalizations have risen to a 12-month high in Hong Kong, thought to be driven by the new variant. Officials are telling people to mask up as a result.
source:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-14743073/Doctors-warning-covid-virus-new-variant.html
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Means now we got 2 different strains circulating around...
I think that may be the reason why our hospitals overloaded for the past week or so.
Decided to post because now news and Youtube has been flooding with this new variant. They said it is more contagious and 'different'.
So stay safe, mask up if needed... Keep your family safe.