Mutated Covid-19 variant detected in Malaysia, says Health DG


PETALING JAYA: The mutated variant of the Covid-19 that threw the United Kingdom into lockdown last month has been detected in Malaysia.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said one case of the variant UK B.1.1.7 was detected on Monday (Jan 11).

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