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| Two cases of NEW Philippines Covid-19 variant found in England, UK govt's health agency launches investigation | Two cases of NEW Philippines Covid-19 variant found in England, UK govt's health agency launches investigation |
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| Public Health England (PHE) has started investigating after a new pair of mutated Covid-19 cases were discovered in England, it said in a statement on Tuesday. This particular strain was first detected recently in the Philippines. | Public Health England (PHE) has started investigating after a new pair of mutated Covid-19 cases were discovered in England, it said in a statement on Tuesday. This particular strain was first detected recently in the Philippines. |
| One of the two cases of the variant, called VUI-21MAR-02 (P3), is linked to international travel, while the other is being looked into, PHE said. | One of the two cases of the variant, called VUI-21MAR-02 (P3), is linked to international travel, while the other is being looked into, PHE said. |
| The agency said it had been made aware on March 9 of 33 cases of the new variant of the virus in the Philippines. | The agency said it had been made aware on March 9 of 33 cases of the new variant of the virus in the Philippines. |
| The strain has the E484K and N501Y mutations in its spike proteins, which have also been discovered in Covid-19 variants from Brazil, South Africa and the UK. | The strain has the E484K and N501Y mutations in its spike proteins, which have also been discovered in Covid-19 variants from Brazil, South Africa and the UK. |
| The so-called Philippines variant has not been declared a "variant of concern" by health officials in the UK, although it does share the same mutations as several strains which have been classified as such. | The so-called Philippines variant has not been declared a "variant of concern" by health officials in the UK, although it does share the same mutations as several strains which have been classified as such. |
| PHE also said it had identified two more cases of the Brazil variant – in London and the West Midlands, both of which are linked to international travel – taking the UK's total number of cases of that strain to 12. | PHE also said it had identified two more cases of the Brazil variant – in London and the West Midlands, both of which are linked to international travel – taking the UK's total number of cases of that strain to 12. |
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