Posted on 03/15/2021 7:48:42 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
MANILA, March 14 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Philippines now has all three variants of the coronavirus that have been fuelling record-breaking spikes in infections across the globe, and a Philippine variant that has the same lineage as the infectious Brazilian variant.
This comes as the country is seeing another surge in Covid-19 cases to levels not seen since the outbreak here peaked in the middle of last year.
The Health Ministry reported on Saturday (March 13) that it had detected the Brazilian variant in a Filipino who recently came back from Brazil. The strain had swept through Manaus city in the Brazilian state of Amazonas in November last year. No other details were released about the carrier.
This variant is believed to be fueling a health crisis in Brazil and is now present in two dozen countries. It also has the ability to infect some people who had immunity from previous bouts of Covid-19.
The Philippines is already wrestling with two other variants - the British strain and the South Africa strain that can dodge human antibodies, blunting the effectiveness of some vaccines.
There are currently 177 cases of the British variant and 90 cases of the South African variety in the Philippines.
A fourth variant that originated in the Philippines itself is also spreading. It was first identified in a Filipino who travelled to Japan. This so-called Philippine variant has the same lineage as the Brazilian strain.
Over 90 cases of this local strain are now being monitored.
Health officials said it is not yet a "variant of concern", though it manifests mutations that show it may be more transmissible than the original version of the coronavirus.
"We still lack evidence to determine if it will have significant public health implications," the Health Ministry said in a statement.
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Would it be racist to call this newly discovered strain, the “Philippine variant”?
Cases in the US are declining, so we need something else to scare the public with. Be afraid, submit.
“15 days to flatten the curve...”
I’m so afraid. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Exactly. Be afraid. Be very afraid. I’m more afraid of the Commie virus spreading through our country and robbing us of our liberties.
All of us should just sit out in the street and wait to die at this point.
/sarc
That’s what the Philippines calls it (at least on GMA-7)
It’s racist ONLY if it’s called the Wuhan/Chinese/CCP virus
Remember, the Communist Chinese are one of the most aggressively butthurt people on the planet, if not the most.
Looks like some folks three week predictions are slightly off eh. Guess we need to learn to live with it. Oh, wait. Some of us already have. 😯😨😷
The world’s longest strict lockdown gets longer and stricter
Police and military checkpoints are going back up.
Welcome back to ECQ, MECQ, GCQ and MGCQ
Remember - “cases” is redefined in this Wuhan Virus era. It does not automatically imply “ill” or “hospitalized”. All that it means in this era is “tests positive”.
And variant itself, once you acknowledge what “case” now means, has no particular meaning as to “illness”, “hospitalization” or “death”, because it does not even identify that what makes it a “variant” makes it any harder than other variants for the human immune system to detect or fight.
But, the sheeple have been primed globally for a year now to hear “variant” and reignite the panic they have been led into.
Screw this stupid bug
It’s a communist plot - doesnt anybody else realize it?
bump
This is what happens when you vaccinate in the midst of a pandemic.
The targeted virus mutates and escapes.
see video from a top virologist:
“IMMUNE ESCAPE” from MASS-VAXXX (STOP NOW!!!) G. Vanden Bossche (Vax Insider) Warning To The World
https://www.bitchute.com/video/FgsABVutjFrU/
Maybe we can call the Philippines variant the Wuhan variant so, you know, Filipinos won’t be insulted.
Watch how many “variants” crop up every few mo the to ensure the loc,downs co tinue
You are wrong it’s not a communist plot it’s a communist biological weapon. The most effective biological weapon to ever have been used in history with its case and death count it easily beats the anthrax attacks and all other bioattacks in human history. At least call it what it really is.
Philippines just shut all international borders until April 20.
Manila going back to ECQ. (Hint, you don’t want to be live in an area with ECQ)
This shit is endless.
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