Health Ministry wants stricter border control to curb Lambda variant spread

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Health Ministry wants stricter border control to curb Lambda variant spread
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No Lambda variant cases detected so far, says DG.

The Health Ministry has called for stricter border control, including implementing risk assessments on individuals returning from abroad to prevent the Lambda variant from spreading into the country.

Health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said so far the ministry has not detected cases involving the Lambda variant in the country, adding that the ministry would further enhance its capability by running the full genomic sequence to detect the emergence of any variants of concern ...

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