Kinumpirma ng Department of Health (DOH) na nagkaroon na ng local transmission ng Delta coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) variant sa Pilipinas.

“Following the phylogenetic analysis conducted by the University of the Philippines – Philippine Genome Center, and case investigation by the DOH Epidemiology Bureau and the regional and local epidemiology and surveillance units, clusters of Delta variant cases were seen to be linked to other local cases, therefore, exhibiting local transmission,” ang bahagi ng pahayag ng DOH nitong Huwebes ng gabi.

Paliwanag ng DOH, mayroon ng 12 na kaso ng Delta variant sa bansa kaya nasa 47 na ang kabuuan bilang nito, kabilang ang 35 na kaso nito mula sa mga Pinoy na nanggaling ng ibang bansa.

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Imimungkahi rin ng DOH na magkaroon ng mahigpit na border control measures at paigtingin ang local COVID-19 response ng gobyerno.

“Both the national and local governments have been continuously working together to intensify the implementation of the prevent, detect, isolate, treat, and re-integrate response strategies and increase the country’s health system capacity to be able to manage cases. The country has been implementing travel bans and stringent border control measures to delay the entry of the variant, giving the country a headstart to prepare its capacity to manage potential surges,” sabi pa ng DOH.

Analou de Vera