The Philippines has detected the first case of the B.1.1.318 variant that was first seen in Mauritius, the Department of Health said on Monday.
The variant, which is considered as a "variant under monitoring" by the World Health Organization, is said to be responsible for a cluster of cases in the African country in June and contains spike proteins that are also present in the Beta and Delta variants.
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