MANILA, Philippines — Three people contracted COVID-19 after coming into close contact with a returning Filipino migrant worker who was found to be a carrier of a variant of the disease first seen in India, the health department said Saturday. Of the total 32 people exposed to the carrier, Vergeire said 28 tested negative for COVID-19. "The one [remaining close contact] is still being verified because they are not in our COVID Kaya database system," she added in Filipino. The other traveler found to be carrying the variant of concern was a 37-year-old male returning from Oman. His three close contacts tested negative for COVID-19, according to the undersecretary.

Source: Philippine Star May 15, 2021 06:56 UTC