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Arcturus Is Here, Stay Vigilant

Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Leader, Infection and Immunity Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences

18-Apr-23 07:45

Arcturus Is Here, Stay Vigilant

The new Covid Variant which has been detected in 33 countries has now been found in Malaysia too. Dr Vinod Balasubramaniam, Leader, Infection and Immunity Research Strength, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences at Monash University Malaysia tells us how virulent and deadly this variant is. Whilst reminding us that we still need to keep the SOPs especially as Hari Raya is just round the corner.

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Produced by: Mark Tan

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Shazana Mokhtar


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Categories:  managing diseasewellness

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