A man transfers saliva into a vial for a COVID-19 test at a Philippine Red Cross molecular laboratory in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines, Jan 25, 2021. MANILA: The Philippines has confirmed domestic transmission of the new, highly contagious British variant of the coronavirus, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to abandon a plan to allow some minors to go outside their homes.
Its first case of the British variant was found in a Filipino who had travelled from the United Arab Emirates.Citing the British variant, Duterte said he had scrapped a plan to allow children ages 10 to 14 in low-risk areas to go outside the home starting Feb 1.
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