(UPDATED August 17, 2021 - 12:00 a.m.)

THE pregnant woman who is the country's first case of the Lambda variant of Covid-19 never travelled abroad, an indication that she was infected by someone in her community, the Department of Health (DoH) said.

Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said on Monday the 35-year-old patient came from a cluster of cases in Western Visayas.

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