Philippines records highest daily number of Covid-19 infections as Omicron runs rampant


People queueing to be swabbed for Covid-19 in Manila on Jan 7, 2022. - AFP

MANILA, Jan 9 (The Straits Times/ANN): The Philippines has tallied its highest daily number of Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, just two weeks after recording fewer than 200 cases a day.

The Health Ministry reported 26,458 cases on Saturday (Jan 8) as the extremely infectious Omicron variant rages throughout the country.

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