Philippines' Department of Health denies presence of Omicron variant cases in Batangas


LUCENA CITY, May 21 (Philippines Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Department of Health (DOH) has refuted reports that Covid-19 patients in Batangas province were carrying the highly-contagious Omicron sub-variant BA.2.12.1.

“We would like to announce that there is no truth to the reports that say that there are recorded cases of the Omicron subvariant BA.2.21.1 in the province of Batangas,” the DOH in the Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) said in a statement on Friday (May 20).

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