The country has detected its fourth case of the COVID-19 variant Omicron, the Department of Health said on Monday, Dec. 27.
The country has detected its fourth case of the coronavirus disease variant Omicron, the Department of Health said on Monday, Dec. 27.Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said in a press briefing that the individual is a 38-year-old woman from the United States who arrived in Manila on Dec. 10 via Philippine Airlines flight PR 127. Her nationality was not disclosed.
Vergeire stated she was quarantined upon arrival and on December 13, experienced throat itchiness and colds. During the fifth day of her quarantine on Dec.14, her specimen was collected and her results returned positive on Dec. 15. She mentioned that the individual was then placed in an isolation facility and was discharged asymptomatic after a 10-day isolation on Dec. 24. She explained that the detection of Omicron came after the woman was discharged from isolation.Currently, according to Vergeire, they are still coordinating with the Bureau of Quarantine and the Department of Transportation regarding the flight manifest.
She assured that all passengers who arrive from other countries are quarantined upon arrival and are tested on the fifth day. If their results return negative, they are sent home to do home quarantine until the 14th day. “So lahat naman sumailalim diyan pero kinukuha pa rin natin yung manifest so that we can monitor especially those close contacts of this individual ,” she added.
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