Manila Bulletin
Duterte prays Omicron won't reach PH
President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his prayers that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 will not reach the Philippines.
Duterte noted that the Philippines is currently managing the pandemic better than many other countries, with cases showing a significant decrease.
He conveyed hope that the country can effectively handle the Omicron variant should it arrive, similar to how it managed the initial COVID-19 pandemic.
As the Christmas season approaches, the President invoked divine intervention, hoping for a positive outcome for everyone amidst the ongoing health crisis.
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President Rodrigo Duterte expressed gratitude to Filipino frontliners for significantly improving the country's COVID-19 situation, bringing daily infections down to the triple-digit range.
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The Department of Health (DOH) stated that the Philippines can only delay, not entirely prevent, the entry of the Omicron variant, similar to its approach with the Delta variant.
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The Philippine Genome Center (PGC) has not detected the Omicron variant in the Philippines from over 18,000 sequenced samples.
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The Philippines will not be deescalating to Alert Level 1 due to the emerging threat of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, according to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III.
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