A 69-year-old man from a suburban village here who died while confined at a government-run hospital became the third person to have contracted the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), authorities confirmed Friday, April 24.
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After he tested negative from the coronavirus-2019 (Covid-19) infection, Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri has donated more than 6,000 pieces of antibody diagnostic kits that will help medical experts in the detection of the virus to hospitals in Mindanao.
Hundreds of foreign nationals and their families who have been stranded in Mindanao have been flown out of the region aboard a sweeper flight bound for Manila Saturday afternoon (April 18), the Department of Tourism-10 (DOT-10) said.
A businessman accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of engaging in a financial scheme has denied on Saturday (April 18) that his establishment is into illegal activities.
The national government must shoulder the burial or cremation expenses of patients who died of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), a Cagayanon lawmaker said Friday (April 17).
Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria Zubiri, Jr clarified claims that he did not order a cease operations of a multinational pineapple plantation and a group of banana growers during the enhanced community quarantine.
Children play outdoors with a grocery bag for a kite during Lent in Barangay Tablon, Cagayan de Oro, oblivious to the local government’s order to residents to stay inside their homes to avoid infection from Covid-19.(Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
A river leading to the Guadalupe shrine in Barangay Tablon, Cagayan de Oro was closed to the public for this year’s observance of Holy Week to avoid the spread of COVID-19. In the past, especially on Good Fridays, thousands of Roman Catholic devotees travel to the religious site on foot. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)
Bukidnon has its first case of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), local health authorities have confirmed Thursday (April 9).
The sole patient from this city who was previously tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been re-tested and was found out to be negative of the infection, health authorities confirmed Wednesday (April 8).
