No report of new UK Covid-19 strain, says Dr Adham


KUALA TERENGGANU (Bernama): The Health Ministry has not received any reports of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus in Malaysia which was detected in the United Kingdom and is said to be more infectious.

Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba said if there were reports related to the matter, genome sequencing would be carried out to identify the presence of the variant as well as taking action to prevent its spread.

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