Bontoc, Mountain Province.
“To date, all identified cases with the UK variant can be epidemiologically linked to cases coming directly from outside the country or from specific cases or exposures that can still be identified ,” the DOH said. The DOH clarified that the man, who arrived in Bontoc in December, tested positive for COVID-19 but negative for the new variant. His wife, who accompanied him to Bontoc, tested negative for COVID-19. The cluster of cases in Brgy. Samoki in Bontoc was previously reported to have begun with the man.
The cases were linked through infections in households, workplaces and public places in the community.
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