Egypt detects first two cases of new COVID-19 variant JN.1

Ahram Online
Dec 28, 2023

Egypt detects first two cases of new COVID-19 variant JN.1


Egypt's Ministry of Health and Population announced in a statement on Thursday the detection of the first two cases of the new Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1, following laboratory tests.

The identified cases were in stable health conditions, with mild symptoms only affecting the upper respiratory tract, the ministry statement explained, noting that they did not need to be hospitalized.