Authorities are tracking down the close contacts of the country's fourth case of the Omicron variant.

Officials are flagging a rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in some Metro Manila cities and other provinces.

Also, some hospitals are swarmed with patients suffering from diarrhea and a threat of a pneumonia outbreak in some areas hit by typhoon Odette.

Health spokesperson Maria Rosario Vergeire joins us live.


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