The Philippine government was open to lockdown bid amidst Delta COVID-19 variant threat, according to Dizon. On Wednesday, NTF COVID-19 Deputy Chief Implementer and testing czar Vince Dizon said that the Philippine government was open to implementing a proposed lockdown in order to curb transmission of the more infectious Delta COVID-19 variant. During the Laging … Read more
COVID-19 “double mutant” variant community transmission still unsure Malacañang said that it has yet to be determined whether there’s a community transmission of the COVID-19 “double mutant” variant in the Philippines. On Tuesday, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that there were two cases of double mutant COVID-19 variant in the Philippines. The variant, which … Read more
The PGC will determine if 9 Filipino sailors of cargo ship from India carried B.1.617 COVID-19 variant. The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) will determine if 9 Filipino sailors of cargo ship from India carried B.1.617 (also known as the “double mutant”) COVID-19 variant. The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said that samples from 9 … Read more
The DOH confirmed the detection of the “unique” COVID-19 variant from the Philippines. The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday confirmed the detection of the “unique” COVID-19 variant from the Philippines — the P.3 variant. Aside from this, the DOH also confirmed the detection of the COVID-19 variant from Brazil — the P.1 variant. The … Read more