Covid-19: Sarawak detects six cases of Arcturus subvariant

By SHARON LING

Sabah & Sarawak
Thursday, 20 Apr 2023
2:18 PM MYT

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KUCHING: Sarawak has detected six Covid-19 cases caused by the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16, also known as Arcturus.

Universiti Malaysia Sarawak's Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) director Prof Dr David Perera disclosed this in his latest report to Sarawak disaster management committee chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas on Thursday (April 20).

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Symbol	Open	High	Low	Last	Chg	%Chg	Vol ('00)
HSI-PWFZ	0.115	0.125	0.115	0.120	0.010	9.09	2,399,764
HSI-PWHC	0.105	0.105	0.090	0.095	-0.005	-5.00	1,881,695
HSI-CWEY	0.200	0.205	0.195	0.200	-0.015	-6.98	1,656,270
HSI-CWGB	0.175	0.175	0.160	0.165	-0.020	-10.81	961,688
HSI-CWGS	0.165	0.165	0.155	0.165	-0.005	-2.94	773,659
HSI-CWEZ	0.085	0.095	0.085	0.085	-0.015	-15.00	601,831
HSI-PWHT	0.090	0.090	0.080	0.080	-0.010	-11.11	601,375
TANCO	0.930	0.940	0.925	0.930	0.000	0.00	440,293
RL	0.220	0.230	0.195	0.205	-0.020	-8.89	379,674
YTL	2.150	2.280	2.140	2.270	0.130	6.07	362,190
GOCEAN	0.115	0.115	0.080	0.090	-0.025	-21.74	351,756
SNS	0.555	0.560	0.530	0.545	-0.015	-2.68	327,602
MYEG	0.935	0.945	0.930	0.940	0.005	0.53	326,017
TWL	0.030	0.030	0.025	0.030	0.005	20.00	322,804
ECOSHOP-CJ	0.095	0.100	0.095	0.095	0.000	0.00	294,024

Covid-19: Sarawak detects six cases of Arcturus subvariant