Covid-19: Seven more cases linked to South Africa, India variants detected

By Clarissa Chung

PETALING JAYA: Seven more Covid-19 cases in Malaysia were found linked with variants of concern (VOC), says the Health Ministry.

Its director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said these new cases were linked to the B.1.351 variant first found in South Africa and the B.1.617 variant in India.

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Dr Noor Hisham , variants , VOC , Covid-19

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