FIRST PERSON – Alex Magno – The Philippine Star January 1, 2022 | 12:00am Over nearly two years, we have put in much energy and expended a great sum fighting back a pandemic. Until early this week, we were showing great progress. Then something changed. Infections began spreading at an explosive rate. On Dec. 27, there were 318 new infections. On Dec. 28, that rose to 421. On Dec. 29, that suddenly jumped to 889. The next day, 1,623 new cases were found. This looks suspiciously like the exponential surges driven by the Omicron variant in the US and Europe. Should a surge happen here over the n…

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