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Representative photo of coronavirus (Unsplash) There were 177 new cases of Delta coronavirus variant in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Thursday, August 12. Of the new Delta variant cases, 144 are local cases, three are returning overseas Filipinos (ROF), and 30 cases...

The Department of Health (DOH) reported another case of the B.1.617.2 variant, raising the total number of cases of this variant in the country to 13. The B.1.617.2 variant of coronavirus first emerged in India in December last year. In a statement on Saturday, May 29, the DOH said that the new...