(Eagle News)–The Philippines has detected four more cases of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 or “Arcturus.” The Department of Health said of the new cases, two were identified in Central Luzon and another two in Western Visayas. The Bicol Region, Mimaropa, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have one Arcturus case each. The DOH said the figure was based on samples sequenced by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), and […]





