New Covid variants may delay return to normalcy

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PETALING JAYA: There are fears among medical experts that new and fast spreading Covid-19 variants will act as roadblocks on Malaysia’s path to normalcy.

They say there is a likelihood that progress in fighting the pandemic will slow down considerably.

According to the health ministry, six variants of SARS-CoV-2 have been documented in the country – Beta, Delta, Alpha, Kappa, Theta and Eta. The first three are termed VOC (variants of concern) and the other three as VOI (variants of interest).

By June 22, 189 cases of the variants had been reported, 173 VOC. So far, the largest group of infections has been from the Beta variant. This is followed by the Delta variant.

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