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Four of 13 new COVID-19 cases are Normin residents

Post author:JIGGER J. JERUSALEM
Post published:March 30, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 Headline Health Special Coverage
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Health authorities confirmed Monday that four of the new 13 cases of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) are residents of Northern Mindanao while others are from other regions.

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)

Health advocates want test centers in every region vs COVID-19

Post author:DAVAO TODAY
Post published:March 30, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 Headline Health Special Coverage
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An alliance of doctors and health workers urges the Department of Health (DOH) to set up a minimum of one testing center per region to speed up the testing for COVID-19.

Thermal scanners seized by authorities in a buy-bust operation here Tuesday (Mar. 24) were presented to reporters by (from left) Veron Pontillas, NBI-10 agent; Antonio Resma Jr., RCB head; and Patricio Bernales Jr., NBI-10 Regional Director. The items are worth almost Php 2 million. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Authorities seize almost 2M million worth of unlabeled, overpriced thermal scanners in CDO

Post author:JIGGER J. JERUSALEM
Post published:March 24, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 Economy Headline Special Coverage
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Authorities here confiscated 203 pieces of overpriced thermal scanners estimated to be worth Php 1.9 million during a joint entrapment operation conducted by the regional office of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI-10) and other government agencies Tuesday (Mar. 24).

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

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:March 24, 2020
Post category:COVID-19 Economy Headline Health Special Coverage
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The 19th City Council passed the resolution and ordinance instituting the Davao City COVID-19 Emergency Response Policies on Tuesday (Mar. 24).

Wage earners anxious over loss of income, food in month-long quarantine

Post author:KATH M. CORTEZ
Post published:March 24, 2020
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As Davao City expands its lockdown measures until April 19 due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), wage earners here are wary and afraid how to survive day by day.

Four of 13 new COVID-19 cases are Normin residents

Health advocates want test centers in every region vs COVID-19

Authorities seize almost 2M million worth of unlabeled, overpriced thermal scanners in CDO

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

Wage earners anxious over loss of income, food in month-long quarantine

Family, supporters bid farewell to Rene in Talacogon burial

Angara, Davao groups push for school security after attacks

Garbage backlog persists in Juliville despite new landfill opening

Tacloban deadly school shooting raises concerns on youth welfare, gun access

18,000 join Davao Pride parade in call for unity, equality