The presence of the Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 or Arcturus could be the reason behind the rise in Covid-19 cases in the Philippines, a health expert said on Friday, April 28. ManilaBulletin
The same trend in cases also happened in the past when the Philippines detected other Covid-19 variants, said infectious disease expert Dr. Rontgene Solante of the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila.
Solante noted that the Arcturus subvariant “has a growth advantage” compared to other Omicron subvariants. “Ang importante lang dito , I think in those countries na marami ng kasong nakikita , there were no signals that this virus or this variant of interest ay puwedeng mag-cause ng severe Covid. So, most of the cases are only mild,” he said.
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