Malaysia has so far not recorded any cases of the new Omicron XE variant, a new mutation, which is more contagious than any of the other Covid-19 variants, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy (above) said the ministry was currently following the developments and studying the characteristics of this variant that had been reported in other countries including Thailand in order to identify its infectivity rate and seriousness to patients.

"The Omicron variants, for example, have a...