SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday called on the government to tighten its guard against the entry of the B1617 coronavirus variant blamed for India’s worst Covid-19 outbreak.

The Department of Health (DoH) on Tuesday reported the detection of the Indian variant in two overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with no travel history to India.

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