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The Boston-area COVID wastewater data is surging and a new variant is on the rise ahead of Christmas and New Year's gatherings.

The JN.1 sub-variant is playing a major role in the upsurge of cases in many places across the world and this variant is prevalent in 36-40 countries. India is also seeing a steady rise in cases over past few days.

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The Telangana government has issued an alert to officials and all hospitals in the state regarding the new JN.1 sub-variant of coronavirus termed as Variant of Interest.

Dr Kiran G Kulirankal, Assistant Professor, Division of Infectious Diseases, Amrita Hospital, Kochi, talks about preventive protocols

The Karnataka government has issued an advisory asking the elderly and vulnerable to mask up. They are also strongly advised to steer clear of closed and poorly-ventilated spaces.

However, it said that available evidence indicated that the risk to public health from the variant appeared to be low.

The country on Wednesday registered 614 new coronavirus cases – the highest since May 21.

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In Kerala and Karnataka, wearing masks has been made mandatory for people above 60 years of age amid the new Covid variant JN.1.