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Covid Spike Disrupts Airlines, Virus Tests in Philippines
- Cases climbed 21,819 on Friday, with positivity rate at 40%
- Tighter curbs seen costing economy 3 billion pesos weekly
A healthcare worker collects samples for a Covid-19 antigen test in Quezon City, the Philippines, on Jan. 6.
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A surge in Covid-19 cases has prompted airlines in the Philippines to cancel flights, while the health department warned of delays in virus test results amid staff shortage in laboratories.
“Some cancellations or schedule adjustments are likely,” billionaire Lucio Tan’s Philippine Airlines Inc. said in a statement Friday. Many employees in ticket offices, contact centers and support teams can’t report to work, it said.