The possible increase in COVID-19 infections in the country due to the Omicron subvariant BQ.1 may only be less than 5,000 per day, an infectious diseases expert said Monday.
In a public briefing, Dr. Edsel Salvana said COVID-19 cases may rise with the detection of BQ.1, a sublineage of the highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 subvariant.
“Sa tingin ko, kung sakali man na magdulot ng mas mataas na number of cases, hindi gaano kalaki. Hindi naman siguro lalampas ‘yan ng 5,000 cases, and then karamihan dito ay magiging mild at hindi naman kakailanganing i-ospital,” he said.based on the latest genome sequencing of UP-Philippine Genome Center, Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, and San Lazaro Hospital from October 28 to November 18.
However, Salvana, who is also a member of the DOH Technical Advisory Group, said there is no evidence to prove yet that the BQ.1 is a more severe subvariant. He also stressed that the current vaccines available in the country are still effective in preventing severe diseases caused by a COVID-19 infection.
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