KUALA LUMPUR: A mutation of the COVID-19 virus that is '10 times' more infectious has been detected in Malaysia. The country's Health Ministry ...
KUALA LUMPUR: A mutation of the COVID-19 virus that is"10 times" more infectious has been detected in Malaysia.
"So far, these two clusters have been found to be under control as a result of the swift public health control actions," said Dr Noor Hisham."This initial test and several follow-up tests are being conducted to test several other cases, including for the index case for the two clusters." "The latest COVID-19 situation is found to be under control and the Ministry of Health and other agencies are still making efforts to curb the spread of COVID-19," Dr Noor Hisham said.
He said the nine local transmissions involved seven Malaysians, one of whom was a pre-surgery screening case at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. "The district health office will conduct active case detection where further investigations and samplings will be done. The shop itself has been shut down temporarily for disinfection and sanitisation."
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