19 new cases caused by variants


PETALING JAYA: Nineteen positive cases have been recorded involving Indian and South African variants of SARS-CoV-2 in Malaysia.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said between May 24 and June 4, four cases of the Delta variant (B.1.617.2) and 15 cases of the Beta variant (B.1.351) were recorded.

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