Infectious COVID-19 Mutation Detected in Malaysia

Infectious COVID-19 Mutation Detected in Malaysia
Security personnel check the temperatures of people entering a market, while enforcing social distancing, in Penang, Malaysia, on May 29, 2020. Goh Chai Hin/AFP via Getty Images
Isabel van Brugen
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A mutation of the CCP virus that is believed to be more infectious than the original strain that first emerged in Wuhan, China, has been detected in Malaysia, health authorities said Sunday.

The D614G mutation that has become increasingly common throughout the United States and Europe, was discovered by the Malaysian Institute for Medical Research in four CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases from two clusters in the country, Malaysia’s Health Ministry Director General Noor Hisham Abdullah said Sunday.
Isabel van Brugen
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Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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