MANILA, Philippines — The highly contagious COVID-19 Delta variant may eventually enter the Philippines, thus, the government must intensify its contact tracing efforts to prevent further transmission, National Task Force against COVID-19 adviser Ted Herbosa said Thursday.
“I think ‘yung Delta [variant], talagang eventually baka makapasok ‘yan, ang next step ay paigtingin ‘yung contact tracing, yung test-trace-and-treat, ma-test na agad sila, ma-isolate sila at mapigilan at mahanap lahat sila para mahinto natin ‘yung transmission nitong bagong variant na ito,” he said in a televised public briefing.
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