Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Jose Maria "Joey" Concepcion 3rd warned that the Delta variant of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) could hamper economic recovery and prevent the Philippines from having a merrier Christmas this year if its emergence and spread are not prevented.

During the recent Senate trade committee's inquiry on the impacts of Covid-19 on trade, commerce and entrepreneurship sectors, Concepcion stressed that the Delta and the Delta Plus variants were "the most serious variants" that could "really throw a curveball and destroy entire plans" to reopen more sectors of the battered economy.

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