DOH pushes strict border control amid Delta variant threat

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The country must maintain strict border controls to dampen threats of the more transmissible and severe Delta variant, a Health official said

"Dapat ipagpatuloy lang ang mahigpit na border control so we can prevent that it reaches our community and it will have community transmission," Health Spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a virtual briefing.The Delta coronavirus variant, first identified in India in February, is believed to be 60% more contagious than the Alpha variant and can cause severe symptoms.

Hospitals should expect an influx of patients with COVID-19 if the Delta variant spreads, Vergeire said.[Translation: When you get the Delta variant, the probability of you being hospitalized is higher.] Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist of the World Health Organization, said the Delta variant may emerge as the dominant coronavirus variant globally.

 

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and I hope the sinovac jabs are also significantly effective vs the Delta variant.

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