IT was reported that the new coronavirus variant of concern, Omicron, had made its way to Malaysia.
The Health Ministry confirmed on Friday that a positive sample of the variant was detected involving a 19-year-old South African private university student in Ipoh, who arrived from South Africa through Singapore on Nov 19.
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