Singapore reports three local Covid-19 positive cases for Omicron BA.4, BA.5 variants
SINGAPORE, May 16 — Singapore has detected two local Covid-19 cases infected with the BA.4 variant, and one local case infected with the BA.5 variant,...
Not proven that Omicron can help build herd immunity — Khairy
KLANG, Jan 16 — There has been no proven public health approach that one should be infected with the Covid-19 Omicron variant to help build...
49 new cases of Omicron variant detected in Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA, December 25 — A total of 49 new cases of Covid-19 infection of the Omicron variant have been detected in Malaysia, bringing the cumulative...
MOH closely monitoring WHO, other countries on Omicron variant
KAPAR, Nov 28 — The Health Ministry (MOH) is constantly monitoring reports from the World Health Organisation (WHO) as well as other countries on the...
Britain alarmed by new Covid-19 variant spreading in South Africa
LONDON, Nov 26 — Britain on Thursday said it was concerned by a newly identified coronavirus variant spreading in South Africa that might make vaccines...
No MU variant detected in Malaysia — Mosti
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — There is no Mu Covid-19 variant detected from samples taken across the country so far, the Ministry of Science, Technology...
584 Covid-19 cases due to new variants
PUTRAJAYA, July 5 — A total 584 Covid-19 cases in Malaysia were found to due to new variants involving more widespread and faster as well...
28 new SARS-COV-2 variant cases detected — Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — Twenty-eight cases of new variants of SARS-COV-2 virus, with 25 cases being Variants of Concern (VOC) and three cases being...
Covid-19: MOH detects 22 more positive cases involving Beta, Delta variants
KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 — The National Crisis Preparedness and Response Centre (CPRC) of the Ministry of Health (MOH) has detected 22 more Covid-19 positive...
WHO rules out new ‘hybrid’ Covid-19 variant in Vietnam
REUTERS, June 4 — A Covid-19 variant which Vietnam authorities thought was a combination of the Indian and UK strains is not a new hybrid...
New Covid-19 hybrid variant in Vietnam not yet detected in Malaysia
PUTRAJAYA, May 31 — The new hybrid variant of Covid-19 which has the characteristics of the Indian and United Kingdom variants found in Vietnam has...
Covid-19: 13 cases involving South African and Indian variants detected
KUALA LUMPUR, May 25 — The Health Ministry last week detected 13 new cases of Variant of Concern (VOC) involving 12 cases of South African...