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More establishments reopen in GCQ with measures to ensure safety. (Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Davao City joins other Davao provinces under MGCQ

Davao City has now shifted to modified general community quarantine starting today July 1 up to July 15 after over a month of being placed under general community quarantine to address the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.

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Read more about the article Mayor Sara assures Covid-19 manageable in Davao
LABORATORY TRAINING IN ACTION. Davao Regional Medical Center personnel undergo hands-on training on laboratory techniques and procedures for SARS-CoV-2 diagnostics in UP Mindanao in preparation for the COVID-19 facility of the hospital. (Photo from Philippine Genome Center-Mindanao)

Mayor Sara assures Covid-19 manageable in Davao

The city government of Davao assured residents that they are managing the new cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) with the entry of stranded individuals and overseas workers in to the city in recent weeks.

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Mayor Sara on ‘tuob’ issue: always follow doctors

The controversial memo of Cebu Governor Gwen Garcia to practice steam inhalation or “tuob” to prevent Covid-19 infection has garnered reactions, including one from Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte.

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Read more about the article Quarantine finds Roxas Night Market vendors adjusting and waiting
Students, office workers and construction workers pour in Roxas night market in Davao City enjoying variety of street food. (Medel V. Hernani/davaotoday.com)

Quarantine finds Roxas Night Market vendors adjusting and waiting

The city’s popular Roxas Night Market remains closed for the last 100-plus days in the coronavirus pandemic, as more than 500 of its vendors await for its re-opening possibly by end of this year.

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Read more about the article CDO mayor warns labs, firms for COVID-19 tests sans gov’t consultation
Cagayan de Oro Mayor Oscar Moreno (Jigger Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

CDO mayor warns labs, firms for COVID-19 tests sans gov’t consultation

Mayor Oscar Moreno warned private clinics conducting rapid diagnostic tests, especially to persons returning to their workplaces, that they will be facing legal action if they continue to do so without coordination from government health authorities.

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