Philippines detects over 1,000 new BA.5, BA.4 cases
There were 1,011 new cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.5, according to the DOH.
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There were 1,011 new cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.5, according to the DOH.
A thread on new variants of SARS-CoV-2 reported in the Philippines.
Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, DOH officer-in-charge, said 190 new BA.5 cases were found in Davao region, Soccsksargen, Caraga, the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, and Metro Manila.
The DOH said the 10 close contacts of the patient—a 31-year-old individual from overseas—remain in quarantine and are asymptomatic.
Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, officer-in-charge of the DOH, said the agency is coordinating with the private sector for the procurement of monkeypox shots.