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Holidaymakers beware: fast-spreading JN.1 strain of Covid-19 now in Malaysia

There may be more than holiday cheer being spread this festive season as the highly contagious Covid-19 strain JN.1 marked its entrance into Malaysia yesterday.

Hati-hati pada musim cuti, JN.1 sudah mula tersebar

Mungkin bukan hanya keceriaan yang disebarkan pada musim perayaan ini, kerana varian Covid-19 JN.1 telah mula dikesan di Malaysia semalam.

Covid-19: Risiko varian JN.1 rendah, tiada tanda jangkitan teruk

Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) semalam mengklasifikasikan strain koronavirus JN.1 sebagai "varian berkepentingan" (VOI) dan bukti semasa menunjukkan risiko kepada kesihatan awam adalah rendah daripada strain itu.

Covid-19’s latest variant JN.1: what we know so far

The JN.1 strain is found to be more transmissible but no concrete evidence that it causes serious illness relative to other circulating variants.

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