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COVID-19 Variants Detected in Malaysia: What Does It Mean?

Assoc Prof Dr Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Universiti Malaya

27-May-21 16:30

COVID-19 Variants Detected in Malaysia: What Does It Mean?

There has been a lot of talk about variants of concern when it comes to COVID-19, especially with the surge of cases in India being linked to the B.1.617 variant. In Malaysia, the Ministry of Health has reported a number of cases due to several variants of concern. With an equally alarming rise in cases here, we find out what kind of bad news these variants signal for our pandemic, from Assoc Prof Dr Rafdzah Ahmad Zaki, Public Health Medicine Specialist, Universiti Malaya.

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