MANILA, Philippines — The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned the Philippines that it may observe an upsurge of COVID-19 cases if the government eases quarantine restrictions, considering that the country has yet to start vaccinations and there is still the threat of new variants.
WHO Country Representative Rabindra Abeyasinghe said the government must still consider the fact that COVID-19 cases in the country, including Metro Manila, are still “plateauing.”
“It hasn’t flattened yet and so we still need to be conscious about the fact that there is a relatively high level of transmission there in the community and that situation is also complicated by the presence o…
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