Philstar.com November 26, 2021 | 5:26pm MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is keeping a close watch on a new COVID-19 variant that was detected in South Africa, Malacañang said Friday, as the country prepares to welcome back foreign tourists. Acting presidential spokesperson Karlo Nograles said the government is monitoring developments about the variant found to have a large number of mutations. “We are intently monitoring the situation. Our genomic surveillance is ongoing and we are coordinating with the World Health Organization,” Nograles said in Filipino. “We are in constant communicati…

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