Expert urges vigilance over Omicron COVID variant

MANILA— An infectious disease expert on Saturday urged the public to remain vigilant and strictly adhere to health protocols amid the possible threat of a more highly transmissible COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa.

“Obserbahan natin kung talaga bang deadly ito dahil ang information natin is this virus is very highly transmissible,” said Solante. “They evaluated fully, nakita nila gaano kadelikado itong mutation sa isang virus na more or less highly transmissible over that of Delta so I think that’s the clincher there na talagang nag-declare kaagad ng border control sa mga bansang meron nang Omicron,” said Solante.

Hanggat kumikita sila sa covid nayan .. hindi mawawala yan sa mundo ... Dios na ang bahala sa kanila ..

go pharmally

Wala pa daw sa bansa sabi ng DOH, well ilang beses na nating narinig yan? Ilang beses na tayong sinabihan na “ok” pa tayo at walang dapat ipag alala kasi di pa nakakapasok yung bagong variant. Months later lalabas na matagal ng dumating at kumalat na ang bagong variant.

TVPatrol Dito magkakaalaman kung effective ba talaga yang vaccine nyu.... hahaha

TVPatrol ano nmn kaya ang hakbang ng gobyerno? Papasukin ule para lockdown ule.. hahaha

Kung kelan pababa na kaso may bagong variant naman lumabas. Leche covid yan walang katapusan.

Skipping names kasi... 😂

Cool name, but we must also be careful. Again. Damn it.

Tapos yung Hongkong na pinakamalapit sa atin na may kaso na ayaw isara ang border natin… bakit Kaya…

And you might want to add that the cases came from VACCINATED people.

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