INTERACTIVE: Is Malaysia's Omicron wave nearing its peak?

Covid-19 self test kits are sold out at some stores as Covid-19 cases spike in the country. - YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is battling its biggest spike in Covid-19 infections since the pandemic started, driven by the Omicron variant.

First reported to the World Health Organisation from South Africa on Nov 24 last year, Omicron was first detected in Malaysia eight days later on Dec 2.