Omicron subvariant BA.2.12 detected in Baguio, not a 'variant of concern'

A police officer checks the travel permit of a driver along Kennon Road in August 2020.

The STAR / Andy Zapata Jr., file

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has detected its first case of Omicron’s new subvariant, BA.2.12, the Department of Health reported Wednesday.

The case was a 52-year-old Finnish woman who arrived from Finland last April 2.

BA.2.12 is a sublineage of the currently circulating Omicron variant that has been flagged by the United States Center for Disease Control following a spike in COVID-19 cases in the US.

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