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 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”...
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 presence of the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 or Arcturus could be the reason behind the rise in Covid-19 cases in the Philippines, a health expert said on Friday, April 28. The same trend in cases also happened in the past when the Philippines detected other Covid-19 variants, said infectious...
The Department of Health (DOH) allayed fears of the public amid the presence of Covid-19 subvariant XBB.1.16 in the country, saying that this coronavirus subvariant’s risk assessment is still low. The DOH made the statement following the detection of a lone case of XBB.1.16 in Western Visayas....
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...
Photo from Pixabay/ MANILA BULLETIN The presence of omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 in the Philippines is expected not to trigger a “massive” spike in the number of Covid-19 cases, an infectious disease expert believes. In a public briefing on Thursday, Feb. 9, Dr. Rontgene Solante said there is a...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has renewed his call for fellow Filipinos to be vigilant and to strictly adhere to the government’s minimum health protocols following the discovery of a new Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5, also known as “Kraken,” in the country. The Department of Health (DOH),...
