GenSan logs first Omicron cases, urges vaccination

Health authorities in General Santos City are urging unvaccinated residents to get vaccinated amid the detection of the first two confirmed Omicron cases.

Dr. Fidel Peñamante, PMA local chapter president, noted that most recent Covid-19 patients were unvaccinated, including children.

The two infected individuals are a 26-year-old pregnant woman and a 62-year-old man with no travel history, suggesting local transmission.

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