Covid-19 variants BA5.2 detected in Malaysia since March 16, BF.7 since Aug 21 last year

KUALA LUMPUR: Two Omicron variants of Covid-19, namely BA.5.2 and BF.7, which made up about 80 per cent of the variants currently infecting China, have been detected in Malaysia since March 16 and Aug 21 last year, respectively.

Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah (pic) said the first case of BF.7 detected on Aug 21 was a case of local infection, while the second on Sept 6 was a case of imported infection from Turkiye, and the third on Oct 7 was another case of local infection.