The well being minister has suggested warning, particularly for these with underlying well being circumstances. (Representative Image: Shutterstock)
On Sunday, Kerala Health Minister Veena George had mentioned that the COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, discovered within the state, isn’t a trigger for concern
Leader of the Opposition within the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, accused the state authorities on Monday of not taking any steps to include the unfold of COVID-19 within the southern state.
Speaking to reporters right here, Satheesan mentioned that despite the fact that 89 per cent of the COVID instances within the nation are within the state, the Kerala authorities has not supplied clear details about the motion taken.
“The spread of COVID-19 is intensifying in the state. However, the government has not yet issued any clear statements on this,” the Congress chief alleged.
He additional said that on the nationwide degree, the Ministry of Health reviews that out of greater than 1,800 instances within the nation, over 1,600 instances have been reported in Kerala.
“There were four deaths….111 new cases were reported yesterday (Sunday) alone,” he mentioned, quoting nationwide degree reviews.
Satheesan alleged that the state authorities is inactive, presumably ready for the conclusion of the state authorities’s outreach programme, Nava Kerala Sadas.
“The government should take immediate action before people start panicking about the spread of the virus,” he mentioned.
On Sunday, Kerala Health Minister Veena George had mentioned that the COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, discovered within the state, isn’t a trigger for concern.
Her assertion got here a day after the Indian Council of Medical Research mentioned that the case was detected throughout routine surveillance by the Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genomics Consortium (INSACOG).
Addressing the media, George had defined that this variant was recognized months in the past in Indian passengers screened on the Singapore Airport.
She assured the general public, saying there is no such thing as a want to fret because it’s a sub-variant not too long ago recognized by means of genome sequencing in Kerala.
Despite the reassurance, the minister has suggested warning, particularly for these with underlying well being circumstances.
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