The Department of Health has yet to release information if these Filipinos are infected with Omicron BF.7, the subvariant causing the latest surge in China.
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health on Wednesday, January 4, said that eight unvaccinated Filipinos who arrived in the country from China tested positive for COVID-19.
“The individuals are currently under isolation and have undergone confirmatory RT-PCR testing on December 31, 2022, with positive results. The department will continue to monitor developments on the matter,” the DOH said, citing a report from the Bureau of Quarantine . This is not the first time that BF.7 has made headlines. In October, it started to replace the variants that were then dominant in the United States and several European countries. BF.7 accounted for over 5% of US cases and 7.26% of UK cases in October.
Despite the surge in cases in China, DOH Officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that the government did not need to close or tighten its borders.
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