Seven cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 detected

Seven infections of the Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 has been detected in the country, the national disease control and prevention administration said.

The authorities on Dec 15 said the prevalence level of JN.1 was currently “very low” but could not rule out the possibility of it becoming the dominant strain in China due to factors that included imported cases. JN.1 now accounts for more than one-fifth of all cases in the United States, based on estimates on Dec 15 from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).