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Will BA.4 and BA.5 Lead To Another COVID-19 Wave?

Associate Professor Dr Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Infectious Disease Physician, University Malaya Medical Centre

14-Jul-22 16:00

Will BA.4 and BA.5 Lead To Another COVID-19 Wave?

COVID-19 cases are creeping up again, amid warnings from the Ministry of Health about the BA.4 and 5 sub-variants that are becoming dominant in many other countries. We catch up with Assoc Prof Dr Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Infectious Disease Physician, University Malaya Medical Centre, to find out whether we need to be on our guard against another COVID-19 wave.

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Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek


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