DOH confirms Delta variant community spread in NCR, Calabarzon
The Department of Health (DOH) confirmed on Monday, August 23, that the Delta variant is spreading through community transmission in Metro Manila and Calabarzon.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire stated during a press conference that there are no longer links between individual cases, indicating clustering of infections in these two regions.
According to WHO guidelines, community transmission means large numbers of cases cannot be linked to one another, which is now evident in NCR and Calabarzon.
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