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Malaysia has seen Covid-19 mutations, warns of aggressive infectivity
Hariz Mohd
Published 6:44 am
Modified 7:14 am
CORONAVIRUS | The health authority has detected mutations of Covid-19 virus in the country and warns of their aggressive infectivity.
According to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, one of the mutations they found was in "Case 26" who had so far infected 120 others.
"We were made to understand that there are 30 mutations of the virus so far. And in the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) we are doing virus isolation and virus culture.
"We have found that 'Case 26', for example, had one mutation. And maybe because of this mutation it caused the virus to become more aggressive, infecting 120 others.
"The new mutations are even more aggressive, that is for sure," said Noor Hisham.
He was speaking at a press conference in Putrajaya today where he was asked about a study in India which found 10 mutations of the Covid-19...
Malaysia has seen Covid-19 mutations, warns of aggressive infectivity
Hariz Mohd
Published 6:44 am
Modified 7:14 am
CORONAVIRUS | The health authority has detected mutations of Covid-19 virus in the country and warns of their aggressive infectivity.
According to Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah, one of the mutations they found was in "Case 26" who had so far infected 120 others.
"We were made to understand that there are 30 mutations of the virus so far. And in the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) we are doing virus isolation and virus culture.
"We have found that 'Case 26', for example, had one mutation. And maybe because of this mutation it caused the virus to become more aggressive, infecting 120 others.
"The new mutations are even more aggressive, that is for sure," said Noor Hisham.
He was speaking at a press conference in Putrajaya today where he was asked about a study in India which found 10 mutations of the Covid-19...