Covid in India Live: Amid rise in cases, WHO asks countries to strengthen surveillance
Covid in India Live: The World Health Organization (WHO) has called upon South-East Asian countries to enhance their surveillance efforts due to the rising instances of respiratory illnesses, including those related to COVID-19 and its newly identified sub-variant JN.1, as well as influenza, PTI reported.
Additionally, the WHO emphasised the importance of individuals adopting protective measures.
The COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, change, and circulate in all countries globally. While current evidence suggests the additional public health risk posed by JN.1 is low, we must continue to track the evolution of these viruses to tailor our response, WHO said.
“For this, countries must strengthen surveillance and sequencing, and ensure sharing of data,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, WHO South-East Asia.
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