Manila Bulletin
First UK variant case in Umingan town is Pangasinan province’s third
Pangasinan has confirmed its third case of the UK COVID-19 variant, a 56-year-old female from Umingan town.
The patient, identified as Umingan Case No. 35, tested positive for COVID-19 on March 3, and her samples were sent for whole-genome sequencing.
Confirmation of the B.1.1.7 variant was received on March 23, making it the third UK variant case in the province.
The Umingan patient had a travel history to Metro Manila and has since completed her quarantine.
Close contacts of the Umingan patient are undergoing contact tracing, though initial tests for other contacts mentioned in the previous article were negative.
The first UK variant case in Pangasinan was an OFW from Dubai, and the second was a 65-year-old female from San Nicolas.
Provincial health officials are working to prevent further outbreaks and are sequencing all positive COVID-19 cases, despite expected delays at the sequencing facility.
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