No COVID-19 clusters in PH amid Omicron threat, says DOH

DOH has not observed any clustering of COVID-19 cases in any part of the country that could indicate the presence of the Omicron variant, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said. | cgonzalesINQ

“Minomonitor natin ang sitwasyon.

Wala naman tayong nakikitaang mga lugar sa ating bansa na mayroong biglang pagtaas ng mga kaso or nagka-cluster ng infections, because that can be one of the determinants kung saka-sakali na nakapasok na itong Omicron variant,” Vergeire said at the Laging Handa public briefing.“If you see in other countries [with Omicron vases], nagpuputukan po ang mga kaso nila, biglang tumataas ang numero.

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