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Hong Kong says traveler from PHL had UK COVID-19 variant

(Eagle News) — A passenger from the Philippines has tested positive for the COVID-19 variant first observed in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong said. According to Dr. Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of the Communicable Disease Branch of Hong Kong’s Center for Health Protection, the 30-year-old female arrived in Hong Kong from Manila on December 22. She took a Philippine Airlines flight, PR 300. Health Undersecretary Rosario Vergeire said the DOH has requested details from the Hong […]