Tag: UK variant cases

DOH, PGC, UP-NIH: 192 South Africa, 170 UK variant cases detected in most recent COVID-19 genome sequencing

19 additional PHL variant cases, 1 Brazil variant case also found (Eagle News) — Authorities reported 170 United Kingdom variant cases, 192 South African variant cases, and one Brazil variant case in the most recent COVID-19 genome sequencing. The Department of Health, University of the Philippines-Philippine Genome Center , and the University of the Philippines-National Institutes of Health said also detected during the sequencing were 19 Philippine variant cases. The DOH, PGC and UP-NIH said […]

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40 of 44 UK variant cases in PHL have recovered from COVID-19 — DOH

(Eagle News) — Forty of the 44 UK variant cases in the country have recovered from COVID-19. Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea De Guzman said in a virtual briefing that of the remaining four, three were still active cases while one was a fatality. Of the three active cases, she said one was a returning overseas Filipino from the United Arab Emirates, another a 20-year-old female from Sabangan, Mountain Province, and another a 37-year-old male from […]

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