Nagbabala ang World Health Organization ngayong Biyernes na darating ang panahon na papalitan ng mas nakahahawang Omicron ang Delta bilang pinakadominanteng variant ng coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
“It’s very likely that the Omicron variant is going to replace the Delta variant as much as the Delta variant replaced the earlier Alpha and Beta variants,” pahayag ni Dr. Rabindra Abeyasinghe, WHO country representative para sa Pilipinas sa panayam ng ABS-CBN News Channel.
“We have to prepare for that eventuality when the Omicron variant starts spreading in the Philippines,” dagdag pa ni Abeyasinghe.
Nauna nang kinunpirma ng Department of Health (DOH) ang dalawang Omicron cases sa Pilipinas.
Ayon kay Abeyasinghe, kahit na hindi pa gaanong marami ang nakakalap na impormasyon kung nagdudulot ba ang Omicron ng mas malalang sakit hindi umano ito dapat maliitin.
Dagdag ni Abeyasinghe sa United Kingdom ay nakapagtala ng 78,000 bagong COVID-19 cases nang maiulat ang naturang variant sa bansa.
“The 78,000 cases in a day happened given the conducive situation of the winter weather in the Northern Hemisphere, so what we have is a window of opportunity to increase our preparedness by protecting the most vulnerable and ensuring access to COVID-19 vaccines,” saad pa ni Abeyasinghe.
(Toni Tambong)
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WHO: Omicron, posibleng sunod na dominant variant
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