Malaysia detects new coronavirus strain:D614G that is 10 times more infectious

    Malaysia has detected a strain of the new coronavirus that has been found to be 10 times more infectious. The mutation, earlier seen in other parts of the world and called D614G, was found in at least three of the 45 cases.

Which started when a restaurant owner and permanent resident returned to the country from India. It has also been detected in another cluster case which started with returnees from the Philippines.

The strain could mean that existing studies on vaccines may be incomplete or ineffective against the mutation, said Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah.

The mutation has become the predominant variant in Europe and the US, with the world health organization 

saying there’s no evidence the strain leads to a more severe disease. A paper 

published in Cell Press said the mutation is unlikely to have a major impact on the efficacy of vaccines currently being developed.

People need to be wary and take greater precautions because this strain has now been found in Malaysia, Noor Hisham wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. The people’s cooperation is very needed so that we can together break the chain of infection from any mutation.

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