Health Ministry: At least 22 Covid-19 cases identified as ‘variants of concern’


PUTRAJAYA: Since February, the Health Ministry has detected at least 22 Covid-19 cases infected with variants originating from the United Kingdom, Nigeria and South Africa.

Read more here: Covid-19: 1,889 new cases bring total to 365,829

The three variants, which the ministry have categorised as “variants of concern” (VOC), are those that are said to be more contagious than usual - based on studies conducted worldwide.

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