According to data from the Department of Health (DOH), there were 253 travelers from South Africa, three from Burkina Faso and 541 from Egypt who arrived in the country from Nov. 15 to Nov. 29. Vergeire also said the government is trying to locate 182 more travelers from South Africa who arrived in the country during the same period. DOH data showed there were 253 travelers from South Africa—249 of them returning Filipinos and four foreign nationals. Based on OCTA’s data, from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2, the average new COVID-19 cases per day was only at 138 as compared to 416 during the same period last year. “With the threat of the Omicron variant we are not really certain, I will be very honest, we don’t know.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 04, 2021 01:02 UTC