As COVID-19 cases rise, WHO asks countries to scale up surveillance and protective measures

The World Health Organization urges countries in South-East Asia Region to strengthen surveillance and for people to take protective measures in view of the increasing numbers of cases of respiratory diseases, including due to COVID-19 and its new sub-variant JN.1, and influenza.

“The COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, change, and circulate in all countries globally.  While current evidence suggests the additional public health risk posed by JN.1 is low, we must continue to track the evolution of these viruses to tailor our response….