Covid-19: Two cases of Nigerian B.1.525 variant found in M'sia, both imported


KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Malaysia has detected its first two Covid-19 cases with the Nigerian SARS-CoV-2, also known as the B.1.525, variant, in two infected foreign nationals who had flown in from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), says Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic).

The Health director-general said they were found to be positive by a swab RT PCR test after arriving from Dubai.

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