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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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Read more about the article Health advocates want test centers in every region vs COVID-19
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

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.

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Read more about the article Authorities seize almost 2M million worth of unlabeled, overpriced thermal scanners in CDO
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

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).

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