Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN An infectious disease specialist believes that the newly detected omicron subvariant XBF would not cause an increase in the number of Covid-19 cases in the country. Such a scenario is less likely to happen because of the high vaccination coverage in the country,...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN A case of omicron subvariant XBF has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported. The Philippines' first case of XBF subvariant was found in the result of the genome sequence conducted last Jan. 28, the DOH said. This subvariant was...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN Four out of the eight Filipino travelers who recently arrived in the Philippines from China were found to be carrying Omicron subvariants BF.7 and BA.5.2, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Friday, Jan. 13. This was based on the result of the whole genome...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said Friday that the government is monitoring "very closely" the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, adding the Covid-19 situation in the country seems to be being handled well. "So, we're watching it. Of course, very closely. But so far, mukha naman maayos, mukha...
DOH The Department of Health allayed fears of the public amid growing concerns about the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. However, Filipinos should not let their guards down at this point in time. Currently, the Philippines is still free of this more transmissible subvariant of the Omicron variant of...
LAGUNA – The local government unit (LGU) of Nagcarlan is heightening its border control and health monitoring protocols amid the threat of the Covid-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5. Memorandum Circular No. 1, Series of 2023, signed by Mayor Elmor Vitangcol Vita on Jan. 4, showed that the LGU...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN There remains no cases of the more contagious Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) said on Tuesday, Jan. 3. "To date, there are currently no cases of XBB.1.5 detected in the country," the DOH said in a statement. The DOH...
COVID-19 virus Covid-19 subvariant Omicron BN.1 has been detected in the Philippines, the Department of Health (DOH) reported on Thursday, Dec. 29. The DOH said that two cases have been found, based on the latest genome sequencing conducted by the University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) An infectious disease expert said that bivalent vaccines are effective against the Omicron subvariant BF.7. This is because the bivalent vaccines target the Omicron...
Private hospitals across the Philippines are all geared up for the highly transmissible and immune evasive Omicron subvariant BQ.1 according to a health expert. Following the detection of the new Omicron BQ.1 in the Philippines, Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI)...
pixabay Following the detection of Omicron subvariant BQ.1, the Department of Health (DOH) said that the Philippines’ healthcare utilization rate remains at low-risk category. “The DOH assured that the country’s healthcare utilization rate remains at low risk.” the state health agency said...
COVID-19 virus Cases of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 of the Covid-19 virus have been detected in the country, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Friday, Nov. 25. Based on the latest genome sequencing result, 14 cases of Omicron subvariant BQ.1 were found. The DOH said that 13 of which are local...
