Read this in The Manila Times digital edition.
The Philippines has detected the first case of the B.1.1.318 variant that was first found in Mauritius, according to the Department of Health.
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 present in the Beta and Delta variants.
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