PETALING JAYA: A total of 12 cases involving the Covid-19 XBB.1.16 (Arcturus) subvariant have been detected in the country, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa.
PETALING JAYA: A total of 12 cases involving the Covid-19 XBB.1.16 subvariant have been detected in the country, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa"As of April 2, the subvariant has been detected in 31 countries including Malaysia," she said in a statement on Monday .Covid-19: Sarawak detects six cases of Arcturus subvariant
"The global risk assessment report stated that the risk of infections and ongoing cases because of subvariant XBB1.16 is lower than XBB.1.5," she said. The XBB.1.16 subvariant was first detected in the country in March, but Dr Zaliha said the situation was under control and the nation's health facilities were not under any pressure.ALSO READ:
Meanwhile Dr Zaliha said the number of new Covid-19 infections decreased last week to 4,817 cases from 5,149 the week before.She said the Omicron subvariant remains the most dominant in terms of infections. Dr Zaliha reminded the public to practice TRIIS: test, report, inform, isolate and seek medical help if infected.Article type: free
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