Keeping everyone safe: A resident registering for the Covid-19 vaccination at the Dewan Hakka PPV in Sandakan, Sabah. — Bernama
PETALING JAYA: The Health Ministry is stepping up its surveillance of new Covid-19 variants, especially as Malaysia is still reeling from the effects of the Delta variant.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the authorities would take the necessary measures to prevent the entry and transmission of new variants, such as the C.1.2 strain.
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