The B.1.1.318 variant of COVID-19 has 14 mutations, including some present in the highly transmissible Delta and Beta variants.
The Department of Health reported on Monday, October 25, the Philippines' first case of COVID-19 variant B.1.1318, which drove the surge in infections in Mauritius.
In a press briefing on Monday morning, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the case is a 34-year-old male who arrived in the country on March 5, 2021. His sample was collected on March 10. He recovered on March 21. The case had travel history in the United Arab Emirates, and his indicated address was in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental.Lahat po pinag-aaralan sa ngayon. Wala po tayong cause to panic.
"Gusto natin malaman na in the previous months ba ay mayroon na tayong mga ganitong variant.
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