Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire issues the statement in response to calls for a total ban on countries that have detected an Omicron case.
No change in pandemic response
Vergeire also said that there will be no changes in the country’s pandemic response and that the government will “intensify” the implementation of existing strategies such as border control, active case tracking, vaccination, and enforcement of minimum health protocols.. As I’ve said, whatever we’re doing now is the formula for us to get protected against any kind of variant. What we’re going to do is we intensify our response, especially with our borders,” Vergeire said.
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