Philippines still free of new Covid strain

By John Eric Mendoza

Dec 25, 2020 12:15 am

THE more contagious strain of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) had not reached the country so far, a health expert said on Thursday.

A member of the Special Action Force reminds shoppers to follow health protocols in Divisoria, Manila on Dec. 21, 2020. The country’s ‘bargain capital’ was again teeming with shoppers just four days before Christmas. PHOTO BY MIKE ALQUINTO

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