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QC gov’t: No lockdown in Kamuning amid 1st case of UK Covid-19 variant

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Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte stressed that the patient has not set foot in Kamuning as he was immediately isolated upon return to the country as a protocol for inbound passengers. | DJEsguerraINQ

“Since he did not go home, there is clearly no reason why we should impose any lockdown,” Belmonte said.

After the Department of Health announced the detection of the UK variant, the QC mayor bared that some Kamuning residentsIt remains unclear where the said Filipino got infected with the UK variant which is believed to be more infectious than the original variant of Covid-19. But in a statement Wednesday night following DOH’s announcement, the QC government said the “patient and his companion tested negative before leaving the Philippines and tested negative as well upon arrival in Dubai.

The UK variant, known as BC117, is associated with a higher viral load, meaning a greater concentration of virus particles in patients’ bodies, possibly contributing to increased transmission. Experts, however, said no evidence yet suggests that it is more deadly., a local disease expert earlier warned.

 

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