The Provincial Government of Cebu has signed an executive order easing the mandatory use of face masks against COVID-19 in outdoor settings despite the province’s Alert Level 2 classification.
In an attempt to avert a possible resurgence in COVID-19 infections, the Quezon City local government has devised an early warning system that detects and analyzes “signals” of a possible surge.
The Department of Health (DOH) has recorded five new cases of Omicron subvariant BA.2.12.1 in Western Visayas involving three returning overseas Filipinos and two local cases who are all fully vaccinated.