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                                <title><![CDATA[ EU regulators back Pfizer's updated vaccine for dominant Omicron subvariant ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Highly mutated Covid variant found in new countries but pandemic in 'a different phase’ ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 01:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The Omicron offshoot carries more than 35 mutations in key portions of the virus compared with XBB.1.5, the dominant variant through most of 2023. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 12 cases of Omicron subvariant Arcturus reported in Malaysia ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:21:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ All 12 patients have suffered mild symptoms and are in stable condition. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ No new variants in weeks after China ended zero-Covid, study shows ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2023 00:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ More than 90% of the cases were BF.7 and BA5.2, Omicron subvariants which were already present in China and have been overtaken by more transmissible subvariants in Western nations. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Current Covid-19 SOPs to remain, says health DG ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 09:07:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says key indicators will be studied before a decision is made to tighten them, if necessary. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Next few weeks will tell, virologist says on impact of Omicron subvariants in Malaysia ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2023 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Dr Muhammad Amir Yunus says efforts should be made to prevent any sudden increase in Covid-19 cases. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Omicron variants dominant in China detected in Malaysia since March, August 2022 ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2023 06:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ As of Dec 31 last year, there were 4,148 cases of the BA.5.2 variant and three cases of the BF.7 variant in the country. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ EU backs new Omicron vaccines for first jabs ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ They can be used for both adults and children, the European Medicines Agency says. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Malaysia's Covid-19 wave under control, says Khairy ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 09:56:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The health minister says this includes cases of the Omicron XBB variant. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Malaysia facing small Covid-19 wave due to XBB variant, says Khairy ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2022 07:14:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The health minister says there has been a 16.5% increase in number of new cases from the week before. ]]></description>
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