The Social Security System (SSS) clarified that COVID-infected workers in home confinement are already covered under its Sickness Benefit Program, contrary to recent media reports.
The number of new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections stayed below 30,000 for the second straight day, with only 22,958 new cases recorded on Wednesday.
A total of 492 new cases of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus have been detected from the 714 samples sequenced last January 14, the Department of Health (DOH) reported Wednesday.
The government’s “Resbakuna sa mga Botika” program will start on Thursday, Jan. 20, National Task Force (NTF) against COVID-19 chief implementer Sec. Vince Dizon said on Wednesday, Jan. 19.
