Omicron community transmission in NCR, Omicron could soon be dominant variant in PHL – says DOH’s Vergeire

Omicron characteristics noted in Metro Manila, other regions with high cases   (Eagle News) – The Department of Health said that the steep rise in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila and in other regions recently is “characteristic” of the Omicron variant. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that in the country’s capital, the National Capital Region, there is already a confirmed local transmission of the Omicron variant although the genome sequencing results from the latest […]