The country has detected its first six cases of a more contagious Covid-19 variant found in South Africa, its health ministry said.
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire expressed concern about the detection of the variant, which can spread more readily like the variant found in Britain, adding that the variant could evade immune responses and reduce vaccine efficacy.
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