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Philippines logs 2,386 infections from April 10 to 16

Meanwhile, 17 or 0.72 percent of the total recorded infections were tagged as critical or severe.

Dr Opas Karnkawinpong noted that the Public Health Ministry is expecting a high number of Covid patients once the holiday period is over.

According to workers at subway stations, recently a notice sent showed there are no more mandatory requirements for passengers to wear masks.

This comes at a time when the nation prepares for the biggest wave of mudik travelers since the start of the pandemic.

The American Chemical Society announced last month that scientists have constructed a device capable of distinguishing the two viruses faster.

Specialist Leong Hoe Nam said, “All three years of [Covid-19] infection are squeezed into a six- to 12-month session.”

Almost all Covid-19 infections today are caused by Omicron and its sub-variants, the experts said.

Arcturus is nearly 1.2 times as transmissible as XBB.1.5, according to a study by the University of Tokyo.

Laboratory studies show that Arcturus has increased infectivity, as well as potential increased pathogenicity.

China downgraded management of the novel coronavirus from Class A to B on Jan 8 and declared a decisive victory over the virus in mid-February.