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Read more about the article Davao councilors approve Mayor Sara’s EOs amid public health emergency
At the checkpoint in Lasang, a composite team of health workers, traffic officials, local security and Task Force Davao personnel conduct temperature checks and verification of IDs of people coming in to Davao City from the northern side of Mindanao. Those coming from Tagum City are barred from entering, as the first Covid-19 patient of Davao Region is confined in that City. (Ken E. Cagula/ davaotoday.com)

Davao councilors approve Mayor Sara’s EOs amid public health emergency

The 19th City Council passed the resolution and ordinance instituting the Davao City COVID-19 Emergency Response Policies on Tuesday (Mar. 24).

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Read more about the article UP Mindanao proposes diagnostic program for COVID-19 testing

UP Mindanao proposes diagnostic program for COVID-19 testing

The University of the Philippines (UP) Mindanao has proposed a diagnostic program on free testing for COVID-19, stressing the importance of increasing the testing capacity in Davao Region to contain the spread of the disease.

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Read more about the article Two Covid-19 cases in Davao confirmed, as 2 dead PUIs tested negative
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Two Covid-19 cases in Davao confirmed, as 2 dead PUIs tested negative

The Department of Health confirmed two cases of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection in Davao City, while two persons under investigation who died this week tested negative of the virus.

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