Former Chief Scientist at the World Health Organization, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, to the relief of many, informed that people need not panic about the new variant of COVID, JN.1. “We need to be cautious, but we don't need to worry because we don't have any data to suggest that this variant JN.1 is more severe or it's going to cause more pneumonia, more death, so I think what we need to do is try to take the normal preventive measures that we are all now familiar with. We're all now very familiar with Omicron. So it's the same family. So not much has changed, but 1 or 2 new mutations have come up. And that's why I think WHO has said let's keep a watch on it. It's a variant of interest. It's not a variant of concern," said Dr Soumya Swaminathan while speaking to ANI on December 21.
22 December,2023 11:19 AM IST | Mumbai
The rising political unrest among Shiv Sainiks over revolt by some leaders led the Mumbai Police on Saturday to issue prohibitory orders, restricting movement and unlawful assembly of five or more persons for prevention of breach of peace under Section 37 of the Maharashtra Police Act. The order will remain effective till July 10.
07 July,2022 06:39 PM IST | Mumbai
The Maharashtra government lifted all Covid-19 restrictions from April 2 and made the wearing of masks voluntary. However, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has appealed to citizens to continue wearing masks as a precautionary measure. When we spoke to the people of Mumbai, we found out that some have decided to comply with the BMC’s appeal and use masks while some think otherwise.
04 April,2022 09:51 PM IST | Mumbai
As the Covid-19 cases in India drop, the Home Ministry has decided to end all Covid-19 containment measures from March 31, two years after their implementation following the outbreak of the pandemic. However, wearing of face mask and maintaining social distancing norms will continue as earlier.
23 March,2022 08:38 PM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
