Manila Bulletin
DOH confirms local transmission of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1
The Philippines has confirmed the local transmission of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 with three new cases detected in the Western Visayas region.
One of the three new cases is a returning overseas Filipino from the United States who is fully vaccinated.
The remaining two cases are local transmissions identified in Iloilo City, with one fully vaccinated and the other's vaccination status still under verification.
This brings the total number of BA.2.12.1 cases in the Philippines to 17, with 16 classified as local cases across various regions.
The Department of Health (DOH) has placed 39 close contacts of previously identified cases in the National Capital Region under quarantine, and all remain asymptomatic.
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