MALACAÑANG told the public there was no need to be alarmed amid reports that at least six travelers from India tested positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19).

In his press briefing on Thursday, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the government was doing its best to prevent the entry of the “double mutant” variant from India.

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