Malaysia detects first cases of COVID-19 subvariant Delta AY.4.2
Malaysia’s Ministry of Health has confirmed the discovery of the first two cases of COVID-19 subvariant Delta AY.4.2 in the country, which is also known as Delta Plus, involving Malaysian students returning from the UK, reported The Star English-language newspaper.
Health Director-General of Malaysia Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo: www.thestar.com.my)
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia’s Ministryof Health has confirmed the discovery of the first two cases of COVID-19subvariant Delta AY.4.2 in the country, which is also known as Delta Plus, involvingMalaysian students returning from the UK, reported The Star English-languagenewspaper.
In a statement on November 6, Health Director-Generalof Malaysia Noor Hisham Abdullah said the cases were detected when they arrivedat the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on October 2.
Both students underwent the RT-PCR test andwere initially found negative before being confirmed positive after a secondtest was conducted during the quarantine period.
The samples have undergone full genomesequencing at the Institute of Medical Molecular Biology of the National University of Malaysia, he said.
Abdullah affirmed that the COVID-19 vaccineused now is still effective against this variant and preventive measures canhelp reduce the risk of transmission of this variant in Malaysia, especially atthe country’s international gateways.
The Health Ministry will continue to monitorclosely to detect the existence of Delta subvariants in the community, he said.
The World Health Organisation is keeping aclose watch on the subvariant AY.4.2 to assess its contagious rate. At present,it has been found in more than 40 countries across the globe./.
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Health Director-General of Malaysia Noor Hisham Abdullah (Photo: www.thestar.com.my) 
