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Is Sabah's first Omicron case's wife also positive for variant? Test result still pending, says official
Published on: Saturday, January 08, 2022
Published on: Sat, Jan 08, 2022
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Is Sabah's first Omicron case's wife also positive for variant? Test result still pending, says official
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Kota Kinabalu: The Health Department is still waiting for the whole genomic sequencing result for a Covid-19-positive woman from Tawau to determine if she was also positive for Omicron like her husband who was recorded as Sabah's first case from the world's fast-spreading variant.

State Health Director Datuk Rose Nani Mudin said the women's blood test result is expected to come back between three and four weeks.

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The couple who returned to Tawau on Dec 20 after performing umrah had already completed their quarantine period and were in good health, she said.
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