D614G

The new COVID-19 mutation, A701V which was detected in the Benteng LD cluster in Sabah has passed on to the vast majority of third wave clusters in Peninsular Malaysia and Sabah.

A lower CT value meant that the disease was still highly contagious, and this was because the virus load was higher in the body during the early stages.

Sabah also accounted for all except one COVID-19 fatalities that occurred this week.

The third wave of the COVID-19 outbreak that has hit the country since early October is the most challenging yet.

The D614G mutation of the COVID-19 virus found in the Benteng LD Cluster in Sabah originated from Indonesia and the Philippines, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

Dr Noor Hisham in an update post on his official Facebook site said the result was obtained from the Institute for Medical Research (IMR) today.

The detection of a more virulent strain D614G and the emergence of a new cluster, Tawar, are the most alarming developments this week on the local COVID-19 front.

Studies are still underway to ascertain whether the Sala and Tawar Clusters also involved the D614G-type mutation of COVID-19 like the Sivagangga Cluster.

State governments have been asked to refer to the Special Ministerial Meeting on the Implementation of the Movement Control Order (MCO) prior to implementing any standard operating procedure (SOP).

Evidence suggests the proliferation of the D614G mutation in some parts of the world has coincided with a drop in death rates.

The community has to be more careful as the COVID-19 virus with the D614G mutation has been detected in Malaysia.

Whether the COVID-19 virus from the Sivagangga cluster is a D614G mutated strain of the virus that increases the risk of COVID-19 infection among those who do not comply with standard operating proced

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