Dhaka, Jan 18 (UNB)--The new variant of the coronavirus, 'JN.1', which has spread panic in India, has also been detected in the country.

Professor Tahmina Shireen, director of the Institute of Epidemiology Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), confirmed the matter on Thursday.

She said that the new sub-variant JN.1 has been found in test samples of five coronavirus patients inside and outside Dhaka.

However, none of them have any history of coming from outside the country.

They are all doing well now and there is nothing to worry about, Professor Tahmina Shireen said.