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'B.1.351 variant caused re-infection in patient who got Covid-19 last year'

The Covid-19 B.1.351 variant which was first detected in South Africa had caused a case of re-infection in Malaysia, said Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.

He said the patient had first been infected by Covid-19 in April last year and later recovered.

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