Covid-19: Sivagangga cluster may be linked to super-spreader virus strain, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: There is a possibility that the Sivagangga cluster in Kedah is from a super-spreader strain of Covid-19, says Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The Health director-general said the cluster had a faster rate of transmission compared with the nine other clusters in other states.

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