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Omicron is now the dominant variant in Sarawak

KUCHING: The Omicron has now replaced the Delta as the dominant circulating Covid-19 variant in the state, says Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) director Prof Dr David Perera. According to Perera, a detection rate of seventy eight per cent of the Omicron had been discovered from surveillance data of […]

Delta once again dominant variant in state

KUCHING: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) has once again confirmed that the Delta variant is currently the dominant circulating Covid-19 variant in the state. Genomic sequencing of SARS-COV 2 variants is used to confirm the findings. According to IHCM director Prof Dr David Perera, a total of 303 additional […]

Delta is dominant variant in Sarawak

KUCHING: The Delta variant has now been identified as the dominant variant affecting the people in the state, said Prof Dr David Perera. The director of the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) said that the IHCM is tracking the SAR COV-2 variants circulating in the state for the […]