Covid-19: Lambda variant yet to be detected in M'sia, says Health DG

By FATIMAH ZAINAL

PETALING JAYA: Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) dispels claims that the Lambda Covid-19 variant has arrived in Malaysia.

Dr Noor Hisham said the latest genomic screening still showed Delta as the dominant Variant of Concern (VOC) here while no cases linked to the Lambda variant had been detected so far.

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Health Ministry , Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah , Genomic Sequencing , Covid-19 , Lambda Variant , Variants of Concern , Delta

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