The Philippine variant, or the P.3 variant, of the Covid-19 virus has been detected in Sarawak, according to the Sarawak Covid-19 Advisory Group (Scovag).

The group in a statement today said the variant was detected by the Institute of Health and Community Medicine (IHCM) of Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) in its genome sequencing analysis last week.

IHCM director Prof David Perera said...