Over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and supplements are now available online, sourced from the friendly ‘kapitbahay pharmacy.’ CONTRIBUTED IMAGE
AMID another Covid-19 surge, ostensibly due to the highly contagious Omicron variant entering the country to end 2021, this dire development has prompted the government to shift Metro Manila and nearby provinces from the more lenient Alert Level 1 back to more stringent Alert Level 3 – and potentially, to the strictest Alert Level 5 if infections continue rising exponentially.