Covid-19: Eight-year-old girl is second Omicron case detected in the country

By RAHIMY RAHIM and MARTIN CARVALHO

Nation
Thursday, 16 Dec 2021
11:23 AM MYT

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has detected the second case of the Covid-19 Omicron variant.

Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin said the case was detected after the eight-year-old patient returned from Nigeria with her family.

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