Philippines limits mobility and business in capital Manila's area over Omicron threat; three local new variant cases detected

Metro Manila will be on the third-highest level of alert from Jan 3 to 15. - Reuters

MANILA, Jan 1, 2022 (Reuters): The Philippines will impose tighter curbs in the capital region for the next two weeks, the acting presidential spokesperson said on Friday evening (Dec 31), to try to limit infections by the Omicron coronavirus variant that is spreading globally.

The health ministry on Friday recorded 2,961 new coronavirus infections, a two-month high, and reported a positivity rate of 10.3%.