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Read more about the article City braces for OFWs, stranded Davaoeños arriving this week
`The Davao City Government on Thursday, March 12, 2020, announces that Mayor Sara Duterte is presently under monitored self-quarantine in her house as a precautionary measure against the spread of COVID-19. (Photo by Davao City Information Office)

City braces for OFWs, stranded Davaoeños arriving this week

The public is warned to expect that Davaoeños who will be arriving after being stranded outside the city during the pandemic may be possible carriers of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and will undergo testing and quarantine.

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Read more about the article LGBT sector tapped to lead rice distribution to barangays
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LGBT sector tapped to lead rice distribution to barangays

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte- Carpio has assigned the city’s LGBT sector to manage the city’s next round of rice distribution after receiving complaints from residents that barangay officials have failed to provide them with rice.

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Read more about the article RT-PCR test kits considered for case findings in Davao
Dr. Adriano Suba-an (left, seated), Department of Health-10 regional director, takes a look at the rapid test kits donated by the office of Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri Monday (April 20). The senator donates more than 6,000 test kits to health care facilities in some parts of Mindanao. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

RT-PCR test kits considered for case findings in Davao

The City Government of Davao is considering using the RT-PCR test kits in their “intensified case findings” of Covid-19 cases in certain areas in Davao City.

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Read more about the article SPMC to find new lodging for frontliners as hotels to end accommodations
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SPMC to find new lodging for frontliners as hotels to end accommodations

The Southern Philippines Medical Center said they would be making a sustainable plan for their medical personnel in the frontline of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as new health and lodging concerns came up.

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