FOLLOWING an announcement from the Department of Health (DoH) that the first case of the new strain of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) was a Quezon City resident, the local government said on Thursday that the patient has been placed under its care.

“We are now closely monitoring the case of the resident who tested positive for the Covid-19 United Kingdom variant (B.1.1.7) and he has been staying at a city hotel as part of protocol,” Mayor Josefina "Joy" Belmonte told The Manila Times.

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