Take heed as the COVID-19 Sub-Variant XBB 1.5 ‘Kraken’ rears its ugly head.
The public is advised to take precautionary measures during this time as cases are expected to rise especially in the coming general election campaign.
The Health Minister announced that the use of face masks in indoor and enclosed spaces is now no longer mandatory.
Whether the worse of the pandemic is behind us much depends on who we are, where we live and the immunity that we have been able to establish.
The country moves further forward into the endemic phase with Covid-19 SOP restrictions lifted as of May 1, 2022.
Those eligible for the second booster dose are senior citizens aged 60 and above with comorbidities who are at high risk of developing severe symptoms or death due to Covid-19.
