Despite testing positive for COVID-19, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is doing fine and continues to work in isolation, giving out directives to his cabinet officials in the comfort of his home, Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Sunday, July 10.
Cases of COVID-19 are surging again globally, due in large part to the rise of virus variant Omicron BA.5, which is much more contagious than its predecessors and is able to circumvent existing immunity in many people.
The Department of Health (DOH) reported on Tuesday, July 5, the detection of 43 BA.5 cases, 20 BA.2.12.1 cases, and seven BA.4 cases in the whole genome sequencing run from June...