Philstar.com December 11, 2021 | 4:25pm MANILA, Philippines — Health authorities have yet to detect the potentially more infectious Omicron variant, but acknowledged that it is only a matter of time until the much-feared coronavirus variant arrives in the country. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that as of December 9, samples that underwent whole genome sequencing were all cleared for Omicron, including the sample from a traveler from South Africa, where the variant of concern was first detected. “Lumabas po iyong sequencing result na ito po ay isang variant na B.1.1.203,” Ve…

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