Philippines 'dodges a bullet' as Omicron outbreak relents

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MANILA - The Philippines seems to have put the worst of a massive coronavirus outbreak behind it, with signs that the current surge fuelled by the extremely infectious Omicron variant has already cres

ted.

Covid-19 cases in Metro Manila - an urban sprawl of 16 cities and home to over 13 million - plunged to less than 3,000 on Tuesday from a high of over 18,000 on Jan 10. It now accounts for just 15 per cent of the daily national caseload from up to 60 per cent early this month. "We continue to observe a decoupling in Metro Manila. The high number of cases is not leading to a spike in severe or critical cases," she said.

Dr Eva Maria de la Paz, executive director of the National Institutes of Health, said the Philippines appears to have dodged a bullet.

 

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