The Malaysian government has said that Lambda variant of coronavirus, which was first detected in Peru, is turning out to be deadlier than Delta variant, which was first discovered in India.
According to health ministry of Malaysia, cases of lambda variant have been detected in more than 30 countries in the past four weeks.
Lambda accounts for nearly 82% of the coronavirus case samples reported during May and June in Peru, the country with the highest mortality rate in the world.
In Chile, another South American country, the strain accounts for more than 31% of the samples from May and June.
The World Health Organization has already designated Lambda as 'variant of interest' saying that it shows increased transmission and resistance to antibodies.