The Department of Health (DOH) recorded two more cases of the EG.5 omicron subvariant, making the country's total number of cases 12. They are from the National Capital Region and Cordillera Administrative Region as per DOH's biosurveillance report. The first 10 cases were logged on July 27. EG.5...
The Department of Health (DOH) "strongly recommends" the continuous wearing of face masks as protection against the newly detected EG.5 omicron subvariant and other infectious diseases, even after the state of the public health emergency has already been lifted. "The Department of Health (DOH)...
The Department of Health (DOH) recorded the first 10 cases of Covid-19 omicron subvariant EG.5 on Thursday, July 27. This was based on the genome sequencing results conducted from July 14 to 25. "The EG.5 variant is an XBB.1.9.2 sublineage that was recently added to the list of variants under...
Newly detected FE.1 omicron subvariant, also known as XBB.1.18.1.1, may cause severe infection in those in the vulnerable population, infectious diseases specialist Dr. Rontgene Solante warned in a briefing on Tuesday, June 20. Photo courtesy of Pixabay FE.1 is classified as one of the XBB variants...
The Philippines recorded its first case of omicron subvariant FE.1, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday, June 19. Courtesy of Pixabay This was based on the agency's latest bio-surveillance report based on genome sequencing results from May 29 to June 12. "The variant was initially flagged...
The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday, May 16, confirmed the local transmission of XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant in Western Visayas. (Department of Health) Latest genome sequencing revealed that there are three additional cases of immune-evasive and transmissible XBB.1.16 or “Arcturus”...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas has logged three new cases of the Omicron XBB. 1.16 Covid-19 variant. The Department of Health (DOH)-6 recorded these fresh cases from April 26 to May 6, according to a biosurveillance report. The first case of the Omicron XBB. 1.16 variant, also known as...
The Department of Health (DOH) said that local transmission of Covid-19 Omicron subvariant XBB. 1.16 also known as Arcturus is "likely" after cases increased to fourall detected in Western Visayas. In a statement on Friday, May 12, the DOH noted that local transmission of the said subvariant is...
The Covid-19 positivity rate in Metro Manila has increased to 20.4 percent for the first time since January 2022, based on OCTA Research’s monitoring on Thursday, May 4. According to OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David, the last time the region’s positivity rate exceeded 20 percent was during...
LOILO CITY – A 16-year-old female teen from Iloilo province was reportedly infected with the Omicron XBB 1.16 variant of Covid-19. The Department of Health (DOH)-Region 6 and the Iloilo Provincial Health Office are still verifying what is believed to be the first case of this Covid variant in...
The Philippines has detected 54 cases of Omicron subvariant XBB.1.9.1, which is classified by the World Health Organization as a "variant under monitoring," the Department of Health (DOH) said. This subvariant is a "XBB sublineage that was recently added to the list of variants under monitoring by...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) reported the detection of 56 new cases of Omicron subvariants of the Covid-19 virus. Of the 56, the DOH said that 28 were tagged as BA.2.3.20, 16 were classified as XBB, two cases each of BQ.1 and XBC, and eight were other omicron sublineages. The 28 omicron...
