Some doctors pointed out that the two infected individuals arrived on November 30 and December 1. However, the government only detected Omicron on December 14. COVID19PH
One case, a returning overseas Filipino worker who came from Japan on December 1, tested positive for the virus causing COVID-19 on December 7.The other case, a Nigerian national who arrived from Nigeria on November 30, also tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day.
Mojica said this given the perception that the government’s pandemic response will no longer improve. “Sa totoo lang tayo, kung anuman ang meron sa contact tracing at air circulation sa Pinas, yan na ang best defense natin ngayon. Max na. Wag na umasa sa improvements. Pero may pwede pa tayong gawin bilang mamamayan – magpabakuna. Paki-kulit po ang mga seniors,” he
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