On Thursday, the Department of Health (DoH) in Central Visayas (The Philippines) confirmed that they have detected two mutations with “potential clinical significance” of SARS-CoV-2 that cause the disease.
The two mutations were identified as E484K and N501Y and they were detected from samples from Central Visayas.
The 484K mutation – which differs from its genetic sequence – is found in the South African variant of SARS-CoV-2, while the N501Y mutation is found in the UK coronavirus variant and is said to have a higher chance of infection.
