The Department of Health has recorded the country's first case of the XBB.1.5 Omicron subvariant of COVID-19, which is said to be the most transmissible of its kind to date. COVID19PH | zacariansINQ
“The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control classified XBB.1.5, an offshoot of the XBB subvariant, as a Variant of Interest, due to its increasing prevalence globally and enhanced immune evading properties,” the DOH said.
Citing the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the DOH said the subvariant now also accounts for 66.4 percent of cases in the US, from January 29 to February 4 this year. “Currently, the subvariant is still reported under XBB by the WHO and will remain classified under Omicron until sufficient evidence arises showing that the virus characteristics are significantly different from Omicron,” it added.
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