Local transmission of Omicron BA.5 subvariant highly possible –DOH

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The Department of Health (DOH) on Saturday said that the possibility of local transmission of the Omicron BA.5 subvariant was very high following its detection in two individuals in Region III.

The Department of Health on Saturday said that the possibility of local transmission of the Omicron BA.5 subvariant was very high following its"Once we detect this subvariant dito sa ating komunidad, malaki na po ang ating ginagawang index of suspicion na meron tayong lokal na transmission dahil nakita natin kung paano at ano ang linkage," health undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said at the Laging Handa briefing.

The DOH said one of the two cases was a female in her late thirties while the other was a male in his early fifties. However, Vergeire clarified this was not yet classified as community transmission of BA.5 in the country.

 

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