Philippines detects first COVID-19 Omicron XBF case

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Philippines detects first COVID-19 Omicron XBF case
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The Philippines has detected its first case of COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBF—a recombinant sublineage of BA.5.2.3 and CJ.1 —based on the latest data by the Department of Health (DOH).

The Philippines has detected its first case of COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBF—a recombinant sublineage of BA.5.2.3 and CJ.1 —based on the latest data by the Department of Health .

“XBF is a recombinant sublineage of BA.5.2.3 and CJ.1 that was initially flagged for its increasing prevalence and has been associated with recent case increases in Australia and Sweden,” DOH said. DOH’s COVID-19 biosurveillance report showed that the lone XBF case in the country was detected in a genome sequence on January 28, with collection date in December 2022.

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