The variant that carries the two mutations of the Covid-19 virus protein in Central Visayas was found to be indigenous to the country.

The so-called Philippine variant, or P.3, was detected in the more than 70 Covid-19 cases with “mutations of clinical concern” that were detected in the region in the past weeks.

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