Ah Covid, just when I thought you’d fade into non-existence, you pop up again with new variants which I assume scientists used a passcode generator to name, what with all the letters and numbers.
Two new Covid-19 variants called BA.5.2 and BF.7, which were rapidly spreading across China that accounted for 80% of Covid variants found there, is now in Malaysia.
In a report made by the Malay Mail, Health Director-General, Tan Sri Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah stated that as of Dec 31, 4,148 cases of BA.5.2 alongside three cases of BF.7 were detected.
Thankfully, these variants have not been linked to any critical cases or deaths as of right now and Dr. Noor Hisham assured that further developments will be monitored overtime.
Currently, the main Covid-19 variant accounting for the largest percentage of Covid-19 cases in Malaysia is the XBB variant. According to Bernama, Dr. Noor Hisham claims the XBB variant…