MANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization (WHO) will help determine if the two unknown mutations of SARS-CoV-2 detected in Cebu province are a specific type of a Covid-19 variant, the Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said they will submit their findings to the WHO, which will make a further study on the mutations and determine if these are new or are of the variants that are “existing globally.”
“Hindi dapat ikabahala sa ngayon. Pinag-aaaralan natin ngayon, pinagaaralan natin kung ito ay maka-classify as variant natin,” Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said over Laging Handa briefing, reacting to fears of…
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