MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) said Wednesday there seemed to be no direct link between the increase in Covid-19 cases in Pasay City and the case of the 46-year-old female patient detected with the more infectious UK variant of the coronavirus.
“Wala pa rin tayong nakitang link. Tiningnan po natin ‘yung mga kaso sa ngayon. Hindi naman po natin nakikita na talagang directly link with this specific case that we have identified, ‘yung nanay ng empleyado sa MRT,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in an online press briefing when asked if the increase of Covid-19 cases in Pasay is connected to the UK variant patient.
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