The Department of Health allayed fears of the public amid growing concerns about the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. However, Filipinos should not let their guards down at this point in time.
Currently, the Philippines is still free of this more transmissible subvariant of the Omicron variant of the Covid-19 virus.
However, the public should remain vigilant as this subvariant is currently the cause of the rise in Covid-19 cases in the US. “Ngayon, nakikita natin na ang ating kaso sa ating bansa ng Covid-19 ay continuously going down. It has plateaued and has declined pero hindi natin masasabi na magtutuloy-tuloy ito. Kailangan pa rin natin maging mapagmatyag and monitor ,” she said.
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