There were two more cases of the UK B.1.1.7 Covid-19 variant found in the country, bringing the total number of cases for the variant to five as of today, said Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said the two new cases were locals with a history of travelling to Poland in March 2021 before they were found positive on March 30.

He said phylogenetic analysis showed the...