Manila Bulletin
1 Delta variant case detected in QC
The Quezon City government has confirmed a case of the Delta coronavirus variant in a returning overseas Filipino worker (OFW).
The 34-year-old male OFW arrived from Saudi Arabia on June 24 and completed his mandatory quarantine in hotels in Makati and Manila.
He experienced symptoms like a slightly itchy throat on June 28 and was swabbed on June 30, eventually recovering on July 11.
The local government was only notified of his sequenced sample on Sunday evening, prompting immediate action.
The patient and his family are now under strict home quarantine, and further swab tests and extensive contact tracing are being conducted to prevent transmission.
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