Tag: Brazilian variant

WHO country Rep. says “vaccine optimism”, presence of COVID variants, among reasons for spike in PHL cases

Vaccine arrival has led public complacency in observing health protocols – WHO https://youtu.be/Y_zIWHW8VMc     (Eagle News) — “Vaccine optimism” that led to public complacency and lax observance of minimum health protocols in the country, coupled with the presence of the three highly infectious SARS-CoV2 variants, are the primary reasons for the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, according to the World Health Organization’s country representative. “The one factor is what I would […]

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DOH detects new COVID-19 variant P.3 in PHL, also finds Brazilian variant P.1

More COVID-19 cases with UK and South African variants also detected   (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed Saturday, March 13, a new variant of the coronavirus called P.3 which was first found in the Philippines, as it also detected the first case of the Brazilian variant in the country. Because of this, all three highly infectious variants – the UK variant (B.1.1.7), the South African variant (B.1.351 variant) and the Brazilian […]

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No Brazilian variant detected in PHL yet, says DOH, but only a sample of “Brazilian lineage”

  (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that there is no Brazilian variant of the COVID-19 virus that has been detected in the country. The clarification came after Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte announced on Wednesday the presence of the alleged variant in one case in the city. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that this is not the case, and corrected Belmonte. “We would like to clarify that we have not detected […]

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