Covid-19: Two Omicron XBB cases detected in Sarawak


KUCHING: Two Omicron XBB sub-variant of Covid-19 cases had been detected involving a traveller holding a United States passport and an individual who had just returned from performing the umrah.

Sarawak State Disaster Management Committee (SDMC) chairman Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas said he was informed of the discovery by Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) Director, Prof Dr David Perera on Thursday (Nov 3).

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