Coronavirus: Hong Kong must stay alert to possible threat posed by Philippines Covid-19 variant, say experts

Hong Kong should remain vigilant over imported Covid-19 cases from the Philippines, medical experts said, pointing to a surge in infections from the country where a new variant was also recently identified. Their warnings came as Hong Kong recorded just two new cases of coronavirus on Saturday, and bookings for the BioNTech vaccines resumed after being suspended while defective packaging for some vials was investigated. Of the two new cases, one was a five-year-old boy linked to a previous…

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