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Covid-19: India registers 21 cases of new JN.1 sub-

variant

India has currently documented 21 cases of the newly identified
coronavirus variant, JN.1, spanning across the nation, as
reported by VK Paul, a member of the government think tank
NITI Aayog specializing in Health. Notably, Goa has confirmed
19 instances of the JN.1 variant, while Maharashtra and Kerala
have reported one case each, according to reliable sources.
Addressing the escalating COVID-19 situation and anticipating
potential challenges in various regions, Health Minister
Mansukh Mandaviya conducted a comprehensive review of the
country's pandemic status and the preparedness of public
health systems.
Mr. Mandaviya emphasized the importance of maintaining
vigilance and readiness to counteract new and emerging strains of the coronavirus. This cautionary
statement was released by the Health and Family Welfare Ministry today as part of ongoing efforts to
address the evolving dynamics of the pandemic.

An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least

131 people and is the deadliest in 9 years

An intense overnight earthquake shook a
mountainous area in northwestern China,
officials reported on Tuesday, resulting in the
destruction of homes, forcing residents into the
freezing night, and claiming 131 lives in the
country's most lethal quake in nine years.
The earthquake, measuring a magnitude of 6.2,
struck just before midnight on Monday, causing
injuries to over 700 people, disrupting
infrastructure such as roads, and causing power
and communication outages in the provinces of
Gansu and Qinghai.
While emergency personnel searched for missing individuals in the debris and dealt with at least one
landslide, those who lost their homes endured a chilly winter night in tents set up at hastily arranged
evacuation sites.