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FACT CHECK: Return of ECQ, GCQ vs COVID-19 is fake news

David Dizon,

ABS-CBN News

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FACT CHECK: Return of ECQ, GCQ vs COVID-19 is fake news
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The Department of Health denied Monday rumors of the return of a general community quarantine or enhanced community quarantine amid an increase in COVID-19 cases.

“Walang ECQ, GCQ…walang lockdown dahil ang COVID-19 numbers hindi rin tumataas,” DOH spokesman Asec. Albert Domingo said in a DZMM TeleRadyo interview.

The health official said only 10 percent of allocated beds for COVID patients are currently occupied. Reported COVID infections have also been mild, he said.

Domingo also clarified reports of a new COVID variant NB.1.8.1 which was recently categorized as a variant under monitoring.

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“Hindi ho matic na delikado ‘yun. Natural po sa virus, nung coronavirus, ‘tung family nila, na nag-iiba sila ng anyo pero hindi lahat ng anyo ay delikado,” he said.

The World Health Organization earlier said there are no reports that suggest NB.1.8.1 causes more severe disease.

“The available evidence on NB.1.8.1 does not suggest additional public health risks relative to the other currently circulating Omicron descendent lineages,” it said.

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