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MANILA, Philippines — The new and more infectious variant of Covid-19 first reported in the United Kingdom has been detected in the Philippines.
In a statement Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) said the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) reported the detection of the new variant, known as B117, after samples from a Filipino who arrived from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Jan. 7 yielded positive genome sequencing results.
The patient with the UK variant is a male resident of Quezon City who departed for Dubai on Dec. 27 for business purposes and arrived in the Philippines last Jan. 7 via Emirates Flight No. EK 332.
“The patient was swabbed and quarantined in a hotel upon arrival. The positive test result was released the following day and the patient was referred to a quarantine facility in Quezon City while his samples were sent to PGC for whole-genome sequencing,” the DOH said.
His female partner accompanied the patient during his trip, but she tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 upon arrival. She is currently under strict quarantine and monitoring.
The couple had no exposure to a confirmed case before their departure to Dubai nor had any travel activities outside Quezon City, the DOH noted.
Immediate contact tracing was done in close coordination with the QC government, and the initially identified contacts are asymptomatic and currently under strict home quarantine.
The DOH has also secured the flight manifest of the flight in question and contact tracing of other passengers is now underway. The DOH advises those who were aboard Emirates Flight No. EK 332 to get in touch with their barangay health workers.
The UK variant is associated with a higher viral load, meaning a greater concentration of virus particles in patients’ bodies, possibly contributing to increased transmission.
Experts, however, said no evidence yet suggests that it is more deadly than the original variant of the coronavirus disease.
If the UK variant You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the Philippines, the country’s COVID-19 caseload may increase by 15 fold, a local disease expert earlier warned.
So far, the Philippines has You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., of which, 458,523 are recoveries while 9,699 are deaths.
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You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. / 08:22 PM January 13, 2021
MANILA, Philippines — The new and more infectious variant of Covid-19 first reported in the United Kingdom has been detected in the Philippines.
In a statement Wednesday, the Department of Health (DOH) said the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) reported the detection of the new variant, known as B117, after samples from a Filipino who arrived from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Jan. 7 yielded positive genome sequencing results.
The patient with the UK variant is a male resident of Quezon City who departed for Dubai on Dec. 27 for business purposes and arrived in the Philippines last Jan. 7 via Emirates Flight No. EK 332.
“The patient was swabbed and quarantined in a hotel upon arrival. The positive test result was released the following day and the patient was referred to a quarantine facility in Quezon City while his samples were sent to PGC for whole-genome sequencing,” the DOH said.
His female partner accompanied the patient during his trip, but she tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 upon arrival. She is currently under strict quarantine and monitoring.
The couple had no exposure to a confirmed case before their departure to Dubai nor had any travel activities outside Quezon City, the DOH noted.
Immediate contact tracing was done in close coordination with the QC government, and the initially identified contacts are asymptomatic and currently under strict home quarantine.
The DOH has also secured the flight manifest of the flight in question and contact tracing of other passengers is now underway. The DOH advises those who were aboard Emirates Flight No. EK 332 to get in touch with their barangay health workers.
The UK variant is associated with a higher viral load, meaning a greater concentration of virus particles in patients’ bodies, possibly contributing to increased transmission.
Experts, however, said no evidence yet suggests that it is more deadly than the original variant of the coronavirus disease.
If the UK variant You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now. in the Philippines, the country’s COVID-19 caseload may increase by 15 fold, a local disease expert earlier warned.
So far, the Philippines has You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now., of which, 458,523 are recoveries while 9,699 are deaths.
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this year feels like 2020.
