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Understanding the Omicron BA.5 subvariant

By RAGANANTHINI VETHASALAM

Sunday, 10 Jul 2022

Precautions still in place: A traditional lantern shop displaying a reminder for customers to mask up before entry, in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur. — ART CHEN/The Star

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia is seeing a wave of new Covid-19 infections ever since two Omicron sub-lineage variants were first detected in the country last month.

The Omicron BA.5 sub-lineage has been pushing up cases everywhere from the United States to nearby Singapore.

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