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Filipinos greet new year under shadow of COVID-19 for second straight year
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Published Jan 01, 2022 06:51 AM PHT
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Updated Jan 01, 2022 10:12 AM PHT
For the second straight year, Filipinos greeted the new year under the shadow of COVID-19.
For the second straight year, Filipinos greeted the new year under the shadow of COVID-19.
After days of low fresh cases, the country was greeted with a sudden uptick in the positivity rate and new cases on new year’s eve, leading to authorities raising the alert level to 3 in Metro Manila from January 3 to 15. This came days after declaring the capitol region would remain in the lower alert level 2 for the first half of January.
After days of low fresh cases, the country was greeted with a sudden uptick in the positivity rate and new cases on new year’s eve, leading to authorities raising the alert level to 3 in Metro Manila from January 3 to 15. This came days after declaring the capitol region would remain in the lower alert level 2 for the first half of January.
Revelers didn’t seem to mind the threat of the omicron variant as they enjoyed festivities welcoming 2022, albeit muted compared to previous years.
Revelers didn’t seem to mind the threat of the omicron variant as they enjoyed festivities welcoming 2022, albeit muted compared to previous years.
Here are some scenes from New Year celebrations in Metro Manila.
Here are some scenes from New Year celebrations in Metro Manila.
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