, the Department of Health said that all inbound travelers who test positive for COVID-19 are being tested for the more infectious variant of the virus.na lahat ng parating na pasahero na mag -positive ay isa-subject na natin sa genome sequencing
"Actually, noong una ang ginagawa [ay] random. Pero of late, tinitingnan na nila lahat ng nagpositive, lahat ng papasok sa criteria na less than 30 ang CT , pinadala na nila sequencing natin.
Genomic sequencing is the process of analyzing the virus sample taken from a diagnosed patient and comparing it with other cases to see whether those who tested positive for COVID-19 have the new variant. Cycle threshold or CT value is the measure of the viral load of a patient which, Vergeire said, is being used by clinicians to further confirm the RT-PCR test of a positive case. extra measure to further confirm if the patient is positive or has the disease," she said.
The UK variant known as B117 – believed to be more infectious than the original version of the virus – was first detected in the United Kingdom in September 2020.or collection of samples from the vulnerable and at risk sectors that will undergo genome sequencing.found in South Africa and Malaysia .
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