worldUpdated: Aug 17, 2020 12:43 ISTMalaysia has detected a strain of the new coronavirus that’s been found to be 10 times more infectious. The strain was also found in another cluster involving people returning from the Philippines. Click here for full Covid-19 coverageThe strain could mean that existing studies on vaccines may be incomplete or ineffective against the mutation, said Director-General of Health Noor Hisham Abdullah. “People need to be wary and take greater precautions because this strain has now been found in Malaysia,” he wrote in a Facebook post on Sunday. The country confirmed 26 new cases on Saturday, the most since July 28, and added 25 cases on Sunday.

Source: Hindustan Times August 17, 2020 05:11 UTC