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Philippines: First case of BA.2.12, omicron variant

The Ministry of Health Philippines announced yesterday Wednesday (27/4) that the first confirmed case of BA.2.12, sub-variant of the Omicron variant of the new coronavirus, clarifying that the patient was 52-year-old Finn who arrived in the country on April 2.

According to the ministry, the patient recovered and returned home on April 21st.

She was not asked to isolate herself in a special facility when she arrived, as she was fully vaccinated and asymptomatic.

He went to Manila and the city of Baggio (north) to “deliver seminars”, according to the ministry.

Nine days after her arrival, she felt mild symptoms, especially headache and sore throat.

After the tests she underwent and the confirmation of the case, her contacts were tracked and nine asymptomatic close contacts were found. Two were tested with negative results.

Scientists are still studying it whether subtype BA.2.12 is more contagious and whether it can cause a more severe form of COVID-19.

The Asian archipelago of 110 million people has officially counted 60,215 deaths due to its complications since January 2020, when the new coronavirus pandemic broke out in its territory. COVID-19 out of a total of 3.68 million SARS-CoV-2 cases.

Source: News Beast

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