THE Philippines has detected its first cases of the XBB and XBC subvariants of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) Omicron variant.
THE Philippines has detected its first cases of the XBB and XBC subvariants of the coronavirus disease 2019 Omicron variant.According to Health Officer in Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire, there has been 81 cases of the XBB variant detected in two regions in the country.The XBB is a recombinant variant that contains the BA.2.75 and the BJ.1.10 subvariants of Omicron.
Seventy of the cases have recovered, eight are in isolation while the results of the others are still being verified. No deaths from the subvariant have been recorded.Meanwhile, 193 cases of XBC were detected in 11 regions, of which, 176 have recovered, three are in isolation, five have died, nine are still being verified.Vergeire said that the detections of the XBB and XBC were proof of the country's intense surveillance of its borders.
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