MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday reported the Philippines’ first case of the P.1 COVID-19 variant from Brazil. P.3 variantThe DOH also confirmed the new COVID-19 variant, P.3, which was detected in Japan in a traveler from the Philippines. This variant, the DOH said, belongs to the B.1.1.28 lineage, to which the P.1 variant also belongs. This brings the country’s total to 177 cases of UK variants, and 90 cases of the South African variant. One of the new South African variant cases is an ROF, while 10 are still being verified as to location, the DOH said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 13, 2021 03:30 UTC