A new strain of the novel coronavirus called 'D614G', deemed ten times more infectious, has been detected in Malaysia, said Director General of Health in a Facebook post on Saturday. The mutation has been spotted in three cases from a cluster that 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. Mr. X said that the strain could mean that existing studies on vaccines might be incomplete or ineffective against the mutation.
"So far these two clusters are controlled due to the fast-paced public health control actions on the field. This test is an early test and there are several follow-up tests in progress to test several other cases. These include index cases for both these clusters," Mr. X said. Mr.X said that this meant people needed to be more…
