THE Department of Health (DoH) on Monday said it has ordered the Bureau of Quarantine to enhance the screening for arriving passengers, specifically those coming from countries where new Covid-19 variants have been detected.

The bureau has placed all its stations and other agencies under "heightened alert for KP.2 and KP.3 variants," said DoH spokesman Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo.

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