Taiwan confirms their first three cases of the Lineage P.1 variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in Brazil, prompting the government to impose a 14-day quarantine for all travelers arriving from Brazil at a centralized facility beginning February 24.
ThePhilippines confirms 18new cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2 first detected in the United Kingdom.