10 more Omicron variant cases confirmed
MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH), University of the Philippines - Philippine Genome Center, and the University of the Philippines - National Institutes of Health on Friday reported the detection of seven imported cases and three local cases of the Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of concern. The seven imported cases include six returning overseas Filipinos and one Malaysian national. Three of them arrived from the United States via Philippine Airlines Flight PR 127 on December 16 and PR 103 on December 15. Two arrived from the United Kingdom via connecting flights of Singapore Airlines Fligh...