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COVID and beyond: Labs unite to boost genomic surveillance globally
One of the big benefits that came from the pandemic was this huge global investment in infrastructure, said John Sillitoe.
Sat Jan 27 2024
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RM15 mln in additional funds for third phase of SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance project
An additional fund of RM15 million under PICK has been approved for the third phase of the SARS-CoV-2 genomic surveillance project.
Mon May 09 2022
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MOH will step up genomic surveillance to detect Omicron variant - Khairy
So far the government had managed to increase full genome sequence analysis capacity to 1,500 samples a month.
Mon Nov 29 2021
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COVID: 23 cases involving variants of concern detected - Health DG
The MOH has detected a total of 23 cases of COVID-19 Variants of Concern (VOC) as a result of continuous genomic surveillance from June 3 to June 8.
Thu Jun 10 2021