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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.

Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern was given a global leadership award by the United Nations Foundation.

The decision of the ICC to issue arrest warrants against Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant is apt, said Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

KTMB will provide two additional ETS trains for the KL Sentral-Padang Besar route and return trips in conjunction with the holidays.

Malaysia's international reserves rose to US$118.0 billion as at Nov 15, 2024, up from US$117.6 billion on Oct 30, 2024.

The findings announced are part of a years-long study of the history of the cosmos focusing upon dark energy.

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability (NRES) wishes to offer the following clarifications to the issues raised.

The Online Safety Advocacy Group (OSAG) stands united with people in Malaysia in the fight against serious online harms.

Malaysia's inflation rate for October 2024 has increased to 1.9 per cent, up from 1.8 per cent in September this year.

For the first time, Saudi Arabia is participating in the China International Aviation & Aerospace Exhibition held recently in Zhuhai.

The coronation of Britain's King Charles cost taxpayers GBP72 million (US$90 million), official accounts have revealed.