The Department of Health on Saturday, March 13, 2021, announced that the P.1 variant of Sars-CoV-2 has been detected in the Philippines and the mutations detected earlier mostly in Cebu and Central Visayas have officially been designated as the P.3 variant.
In a separate statement, the DOH downplayed the significance of the P.3 variant, saying it "is not identified as a variant of concern as current available data are insufficient to conclude whether the variant will have significant public health implications." "The said mutations, together with three amino acid deletion in the spike protein at positions 141 to 143, have been linked to possible increased transmissibility and immune escape in some studies," PGC said.
"The collection dates of the samples detected to be under this lineage coincide with a sharp increase in Sars-CoV-2 infections in Central Visayas," it added. As of March 13, there are 177 cases with the B.1.1.7, 90 cases with the B.1.351 and 98 cases with the P.3 variant in the country. Of the additional 59 cases with the B.1.1.7 lineage, 30 are local cases, 18 are ROFs and 11 are under verification. Sixteen are from the Cordillera, 10 from the NCR, two from Central Luzon and two from Calabarzon.
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