Philippines logs 500 new Covid-19 cases and 167 deaths on Wednesday (Dec 1) as virus case continue to drop

A woman talks with another as they fill up forms prior during a nationwide vaccination drive at a school in Navotas, Philippines on Wednesday, Dec 1, 2021. There has been no reported infection so far caused by the new coronavirus variant in the Philippines, a South-East Asian pandemic hotspot where Covid-19 cases have considerably dropped, but the emergence of the omicron virus variant has set off a new alarm. - AP

MANILA, Dec 1 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 500 new Covid-19 infections on Wednesday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the South-East Asian country to 2,833,038.

The Philippines has recorded less than 1,000 cases for eight straight days.