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MANILA - The Philippines late on Friday (Jan 22) said it has found 16 new cases of the more contagious variant of the coronavirus, mostly in the northern part of the country. In a statement, the Health Ministry said 12 of the cases were in Bontoc town, in Mountain Province, over 400km north of the capital Manila. Two more infected persons were in La Trinidad town, in Benguet province, just south of Mountain Province, and in Calamba town, an hour’s drive south of Manila. Both have not travelled abroad and had no contact with anyone who tested positive for Covid-19....
