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Almost 900 additional Omicron subvariant BA.5 cases detected in Philippines

18 more Omicron BA.4 subvariant cases, 15 additional BA.2.12.1 cases also monitored (Eagle News) — Nearly 900 additional cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.5 have been detected in the country, the Department of Health said. According to Health Undersecretary Beverly Ho, based on genome sequencing results covering July 22 to 26, also detected were 18 additional Omicron BA.4 subvariant cases. Fifteen additional Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 cases were also detected. BA.5 According to Ho, these additional […]

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Philippines logs 50 more Omicron BA.5 subvariant cases; total at 93

(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 50 more cases of the highly-transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant, bringing the total cases in the country to 93. According to Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, the Philippines also recorded 11 new BA.2.12.1 subvariant cases, pushing the total to 43. and two more BA.4 subvariant cases, bringing the total to four. BA.5  Of the 50 new BA.5 cases,  38 were from Western Visayas, five from Metro Manila, and seven were […]

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PHL detects local transmission of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1

(Eagle News) — The Philippines has detected a local transmission of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said three new cases were detected in the Western Visayas region, bringing the total number of the subvariant’s cases in the country to 17. She said of the three new cases, one was a returning overseas Filipino from the United States who was fully vaccinated. The remaining two are local cases detected in Iloilo City, […]

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