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@RicoHizon Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, World Health Organization Representative to the Philippines, on COVID-19 variants in the country: We do know there are circulating variants in the NCR regions, and some regions outside the NCR. (1/2)

@RicoHizon WHO's Dr. Abeyasinghe: We have seen evidence over the weeks of increasing numbers of confirmed variants, and this points to transmission in communities. (2/2)

@RicoHizon WHO’s Dr. Abeyasinghe on COVID-19 situation in PH: The positivity rate in NCR remains high. A large number of cases continue to be reported on a daily basis. There’s congestion in healthcare facilities.

@RicoHizon When will the next batch of vaccines from COVAX facility arrive?

WHO’s Dr. Abeyasinghe: We do believe COVAX facility will make good on its promise to deliver vaccines within a month.

@RicoHizon WHO’s Dr. Abeyasinghe on COVAX vaccines: We are optimistic there will be some delivery of Pfizer vaccines in the near future. The quantities, we cannot confirm at this point in time.

@RicoHizon WHO’s Dr. Abeyasinghe stresses there is not enough evidence that ivermectin can be used as treatment vs. COVID-19: We need to look at clinical trials