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'New coronavirus strain maybe not deadlier but may still cause more deaths, infections'

Ina Reformina, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 06:05 AM

MANILA - The new strain of the coronavirus in the country detected by the Philippine Genome Center may not be “more deadly” than the original one, but it may still cause more severely ill patients and more deaths, according to a former top health official. Read more »

Public warned: Be wary of more infectious COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 09:52 AM

The public must observe minimum health standards to prevent the transmission of a more infectious variant of COVID-19 which could possibly overwhelm hospitals, an infectious disease expert said Wednesday.   Read more »

More infectious COVID-19 variant a 'minor' mutation, should be monitored: expert

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 18 11:05 AM

The more infectious COVID-19 variant found in the Philippines last month is a "minor mutation" but monitoring it is important as scientists race to discover a vaccine, an infectious disease expert said Tuesday. Read more »

No proof yet new coronavirus strain causes more severe symptoms: PH Genome Center official

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 04:14 AM

This, after the Philippine Genome Center (PGC) said that aside from the original D614 genotype, they detected the new G614 strain from samples of positive COVID-19 patients in Quezon City. Read more »