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Read more about the article SPMC starts mass testing of Covid-19 frontliners
The construction of a kidney center in Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) is expected to be done within this year or in 2020. The facility will have more equipments to cater more kidney patients. (Photo from SPMC Facebook page)

SPMC starts mass testing of Covid-19 frontliners

The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) has begun on Monday with the testing of more than a hundred frontliners using the gold standard Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) machine.

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Read more about the article CDO health office says number of PUIs, PUMs in the city has decreased
A City Health Office worker conducts sanitation in one of the offices of Cagayan de Oro City Hall Saturday (March 4). This is part of the city’s measures to address the threat of COVID-19. About 50 teams are dispatched by Mayor Oscar Moreno to conduct the sanitation in public markets, bus stations, seaport, airport, schools, and churches in the city. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

CDO health office says number of PUIs, PUMs in the city has decreased

The number of persons showing symptoms of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has decreased, local health authorities said Thursday (Apr. 2).

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Read more about the article Young local entrepreneurs join effort to help medical front liners
Raven Duran (left) and John Vincent Fiel are two of young entrepreneurs volunteering their resources to mass-produce face shields that medical front liners at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center can use to protect from the coronavirus disease. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Young local entrepreneurs join effort to help medical front liners

More people and groups have pitched in their time and resources to help medical front liners to battle the coronavirus disease (Covid-19).

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Read more about the article Davao Region records 59 COVID-19 cases, including eight health workers
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Davao Region records 59 COVID-19 cases, including eight health workers

The Department of Health (DOH) Region 11 confirmed Wednesday that cases of COVID-19 transmission have risen to 59 in this region, including eight health workers.

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