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Gene sequencing machine contaminated; COVID-19 variant cases update delayed by a week — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 31 03:58 PM

The Philippine Genome Center's gene sequence machines got contaminated, precluding the Department of Health from releasing an update on new COVID-19 variant cases in the country, a health official said Wednesday.   Read more »

DOH: New set of genome-sequencing results negative for new COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 09:42 PM

Of the 48 samples tested, 23 came from the capital region and were mostly from Quezon City, 19 from Calabarzon and were mostly from Laguna. Read more »

Result of 2nd run of gene sequencing for new COVID variant to come out Thurs or Fri

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 13 03:56 PM

The Department of Health on Wednesday said that it will know by Thursday or Friday if any new coronavirus variant has already entered the Philippines.   Read more »

Results on testing for new COVID variant expected by Wednesday or Thursday — DOH

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 01:23 PM

Filipinos may learn this week if the new and more infectious COVID-19 virus variant has entered the country, the Department of Health said Monday.   Read more »

PH Genome Center checks samples of travelers from UK, other patients for new COVID variant

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 03:57 PM

Samples of incoming travelers who test positive for COVID-19 will undergo gene sequencing to check for the new SARS-CoV-2 variant from the United Kingdom, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday. Read more »

Gene sequencing of COVID-19 samples in PH show different ‘lineages’ from China, other countries

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 19 04:26 PM

MANILA — The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) on Wednesday said that its initial study of samples of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, showed that that there are different “lineages” of the virus currently spreading in the country. Read more »

'Gene sequencing' malaki ang tulong sa pag-aaral ukol sa bagong coronavirus

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 31 08:30 PM

Ngayon, ginagawa rin ito sa University of the Philippines upang makita kung saang bansa galing ang kumalat na virus sa Pilipinas at kung totoong may mas nakakahawang bersyon ito.  Read more »

Pinoy scientists trace COVID-19 source in PH via genome sequencing; virus mutation seen

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 07:10 PM

Filipino scientists are now trying to trace the source of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the country, in a bid to get a clearer picture of the outbreak. Read more »