Manila Bulletin
Baclaran closes borders; South African COVID-19 variant detected
A case of the South Africa variant of the coronavirus has been recorded in Barangay Baclaran, Parañaque City.
Barangay chairperson Jun Zaide confirmed that the infected individual is a bank employee who is currently isolated and being monitored.
Contact tracing is ongoing, and eight other samples have been sent for genome sequencing.
Barangay Baclaran has implemented strict border control, but no lockdown is in place.
The barangay chief suggested that the variant might have come from Pasay City, as Barangay Baclaran is adjacent to five barangays in Pasay.
Barangay Baclaran has the highest number of active COVID-19 cases in Parañaque City with 67 as of March 8.
The infected individual was renting a place in Baclaran, and many positive cases in the barangay are from temporary residents working in nearby hotels and airlines.
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