Local health officials are beefing up measures to prevent the entry of the COVID-19 variant first found in India.
This variant is believed to be killing thousands of people in the South Asian country.
But how dangerous is this so-called "double mutant" variant?
We now talk to Infectious Diseases Specialist Dr. Edsel Salvaña.
He's also a member of the DOH Technical Advisory Group.
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