But health officials said this should not cause panic since this strain has not yet been detected in other parts of the country. “We now report the detection of the D614 variant among nine randomly selected Covid-19 positive samples collected in Quezon City in July. It added that while the G614 strain might cause a higher rate of infection among individuals, there was still no evidence showing that it was more transmissible than the original D614 strain. She added that the PGC was continuing its research on the strain of the virus in the country. Even those who became positive and are recovering, there is no immunity passport),” Vergeire said.

Source: Manila Times August 17, 2020 16:18 UTC