City Health Office alerted the people of Cagayan de Oro City about the threat of Omicron Variant of COVID-19.
CHO Medical officer Dr. Ted Yu Jr. said that everyone must take advantage of the free vaccine and follow minimum public health standards because the virus still persists.
It also means that the Omicron variant will mutate ten times compared to the Delta which is three to four times.
Dr. Yu added, that they will await further notification from the Department of Health where experts are now already studying the impact of that variant.
It is known that the Omicron variant was first detected in South Africa where several other countries have confirmed that they already have cases of the Omicron variant.
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