(Eagle News) — The temporary ban on India covers Filipinos there, too. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said the decision was arrived at to prevent the entry of the new variant, B.1.617, which was reported as the one responsible for the surge in COVID-19 cases in India. The new coronavirus variant has been described as a “double mutant.” On Tuesday, India reported 350,000 new cases, pushing the global COVID-19 cases to 147.7 million. In a […]