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The case was detected in a man who began showing symptoms of fever, sore throat, and cough with a rash appearing the following day

Most reported cases involve mild symptoms and not requiring hospital treatment.

Dr. Tan Seok Hong said most active cases involving the Omicron variant exhibit mild symptoms.

While there might be more cases with the variant, JN.1 doesn't pose a greater risk, said Andrew Pekosz, a virologist.

The Indonesian Health Ministry confirmed the finding of cases of transmission of COVID-19 with the variant JN.1 in Jakarta and Batam City.

Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad said for now no new variant has been detected except the transmission of the existing variant, Omicron.

The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5.

Health officials are pointing at the EG.5 "Eris" coronavirus, a subvariant of the Omicron lineage that originally emerged November of 2021.

WHO calls on countries to share COVID data.

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa said of the total, six cases were detected in Sarawak, four in Selangor, and two in Kuala Lumpur.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the infection rate of the new variant has yet to be identified.

Malaysia could see another wave of infections with the Arcturus sub-variant, with new symptoms including conjunctivitis.

Findings published in the Lancet medical journal showed that no new variants had emerged in the initial weeks of China's recent outbreak.

Dr Noor Hisham said if a new variant other than Omicron is detected, the MOH will monitor the extent of infectivity of the variant.

Thailand has reported its first case of the new COVID variant, XAY.2, a combination of AY.45, a sub-variant of the Delta strain, and the Omicron BA.4/5 sub-variant.

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

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So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.

Here's how India counts farm fires - a major contributor to severe pollution in the north - and why its method is being questioned.