Monday, 11 Jan 2021 10:21 PM MYT
BY JUSTIN ONG
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said he highly-infectious variant of the coronavirus behind Covid-19 has been detected in Malaysia. — Bernama pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — The highly-infectious variant of the coronavirus behind Covid-19 has been detected here, Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said today.
He said the variant dubbed “UK B.1.1.7” was identified from a sample taken from a traveller who had been to the UK in December 2020.
“The traveller tested positive on December 28, 2020 and has been isolated for further treatment,” Dr Noor Hisham said in a statement.