'COVID-19 variant may increase PH cases 15-fold'

Philippine scientists said they have yet to detect a local infection of the more infectious UK variant of the novel coronavirus.

That's despite one such infection found in a resident who arrived in Hong Kong from Manila last month.

If the mutated strain does reach the Philippines, a medical expert predicts it could increase coronavirus cases in the country 15-fold. - The World Tonight, ANC, January 6, 2021