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New strain sparks virus surge in Vietnam as Malaysia locks down
May 30, 2021 – 6.02pm
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Singapore | Vietnamese authorities say a new strain of the COVID-19 virus has sparked a surge in infections as south-east Asian nations that have been slow to vaccinate struggle to treat the sick and, in Malaysia, bury the dead.
The new strain is a hybrid between the Indian and UK variants, Vietnam’s Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long told an online media conference on Saturday.
A resident of the Pangsapuri Permai residential area outside Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. The area has been placed under a control order.