THE Department of Health (DOH) has identified eight close contacts of the two index Omicron variant cases in the Philippines, an official said on Thursday, December 16, 2021.DOH...
THE Department of Health has identified eight close contacts of the two index Omicron variant cases in the Philippines, an official said on Thursday, December 16, 2021.
Vergeire said the Filipino traveler from Japan only had one close contact while the Nigerian national had seven. Vergeire said out of the seven close contacts of the Nigerian national, six had tested negative for the Covid-19 virus and have since completed their mandatory quarantine.
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