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No new cases of coronavirus strain, according to DoH
The Department of Health (DOH) announced that the UK COVID-19 variant (B.1.1.7) was detected in the Philippines, with the index case in Bontoc arriving on December 13, 2020.
This individual tested negative upon arrival but later showed symptoms after attending gatherings.
As of January 25, 2021, there are 17 confirmed cases of the UK variant in the Philippines.
Thirty-four close contacts of infected individuals have tested positive for the virus, though six were negative for the new variant.
Authorities have identified three clusters of infection related to the UK variant and are still investigating.
The UK variant is known to be more infectious but not necessarily more severe.
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Seven passengers from Emirates Flight EK 332, which carried the first confirmed case of the UK COVID-19 variant in the Philippines, remain untraced.
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A total of 368 individuals are being monitored by the Department of Health (DOH) in relation to the spread of the UK COVID-19 variant in Bontoc, Mountain Province and the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
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The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed that the girlfriend and mother of the first Filipino infected with the UK variant of COVID-19 have tested positive for the virus, but later tested negative for the B.1.1.7 variant.
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Thirty-four close contacts of UK variant cases in Bontoc, Mountain Province tested positive for COVID-19, but not for the UK variant.
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Operatives of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have traced the last two fellow passengers of the first Filipino to test positive for the UK variant of COVID-19.
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