MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has detected four cases of the Omicron subvariant BF.7, the Department of Health (DOH) said Friday. The Omicron subvariant BF.7 is a BA.5 sublineage. “As of current date, only four BF.7 cases have been detected in the country,” it added. The DOH, however, did not mention when and where the BF.7 cases were specifically discovered in the country – except for one case which was detected in Metro Manila. As of December 22, the Philippines has 16,900 active COVID-19 cases.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 23, 2022 19:44 UTC