PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan, Philippines Local officials here confirmed Wednesday that the South African coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variant, also known as the Beta variant, had been detected in the city.
According to lawyer Norman Yap, spokesperson of the City Inter-Agency Task Force, this is one of the reasons why the city government will no longer appeal for a lower quarantine classification after the national government announced that the city will remain under modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) until July 15.
“We received confirmation from the Philippine Genome Center that the South African variant has reached Puerto Princesa City. We don’t really know wher…
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