Experts urge people to take precautions as a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections emerges

As different cities including Mumbai, Chennai, urban centres of Kerala and Karnataka apart from Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and Thailand, reporting a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections, experts urge people not to panic but be diligent in adopting precautions.

The fresh Covid-19 positive cases are widely believed to have been caused by the JN.1 sub-lineages of SARS-CoV-2 and



linked to two deaths in Maharashtra since January.

Experts emphasize the need for the State Public Health wing initiating surveillance, collect samples for genome sequencing and take measures towards general pandemic preparedness.

Given the significant travel to and from Singapore, Thailand, and nearby countries, there is an increased risk of travelers becoming ill.