DOH appeals for public to reassess New Year celebration plans amid increase in COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Thursday, Dec. 30, called on the public to “act with utmost vigilance as if the highly transmissible Omicron variant is already here,” noting the doubling of newly-reported COVID-19 cases in the past two days. According to the DOH, despite the Philippines’ progress in vaccination, approximately 1.5 million senior citizens have yet to be vaccinated. It implored all families and caregivers to “facilitate immediate vaccination and boosting of all senior […]