The Philippines on Thursday detected 29 more cases of the more transmissible Omicron coronavirus variant, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 43.
Of the new cases, the Department of Health said 10 were returning overseas Filipinos while 19 were local cases with indicated addresses in the National Capital Region .
“The DOH is verifying the test results and health status of all passengers of these flights to determine if there are other confirmed cases or passengers who became symptomatic after arrival,” the DOH said in a statement.Health officials see Omicron as the reason behind the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases in the country.
“Vaccines are still our best defense and proven to be safe, effective, and free. Let’s not be agents of transmission and prevent further spread of the virus as more transmission means more mutations,” it said. The DOH on Wednesday documented 10,775 more COVID-19 infections, increasing the country's total tally to 2,871,745.
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