Highly infectious strain detected


KUALA LUMPUR: The highly infectious Covid-19 mutation, known as D614G, has been detected in the country.

The Malaysian Institute for Medical Research detected the mutation in three cases from the Sivagangga cluster and another from the Ulu Tiram cluster.

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