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With new more transmissible and deadly variants of the coronavirus disease, President Duterte said the country must be prepared with its “COVID-19 fight system.” President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address on May 18, 2021 (Malacañang) He praised National Task Force Against COVID-19...

• More cases equal more transmissions, which maximizes the chances that a significant mutation will occur. • If we keep case numbers lower, we essentially restrict the virus's playground. • Factors for mutations: A combination of how much virus is out there coupled with...

PARISㅡThe emergence in Britain and South Africa of two new variants of Sars-CoV-2, which are potentially far more infectious versions of the virus, has prompted widespread concern. Here is what we know一and what we don’tㅡabout the mutations. What are they? All viruses mutate when they...