Duterte fears omicron-fueled COVID surge, cites depleted public funds
MANILA—President Rodrigo Duterte expressed concern over another COVID-19 surge in the country, stressing government funds for pandemic response have been depleted.
Although the country will get more funds once the 2022 budget takes effect, Duterte said the government cannot afford another surge before that happens. The Philippines has detected a third COVID-19 omicron case in a returning Filipino from Qatar who has a travel history in Egypt, days after the Department of Health confirmed the first two cases of the omicron variant in the country.
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