Read more about the article No ECQ planned for Davao, says Mayor Sara
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s as she delivers her speech State of the City Address (SOCA) 2020 on Monday, November 16, 2020 via Facebook Live. (Screenshot from Davao CIO's video)

No ECQ planned for Davao, says Mayor Sara

The Davao City Government has not discussed raising the city's quarantine status to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) despite a recommendation from UP OCTA Research due to the surge of COVID-19 cases.

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Bodies of slain lumad almost beyond recognition

Angel Rivas’ body, the 12-year old girl, was wrapped in plastic and tape. Her face down to her neck were filled with stitches to hold together her disfigured face. Lenie’s body also bore stitches all over while Willy’s legs were plastered with packaging tape to cover the frightful sight of fractures.

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Read more about the article Half of COVID-19 transmission in Davao happened in workplaces
Two health workers who finished their night shift at a local hospital waited for nearly an hour at for their ride offered by the city government as the city started its enhanced community quarantine to control the spread of Covid-19.(Kath M. Cortez/davaotoday.com)

Half of COVID-19 transmission in Davao happened in workplaces

The surge of COVID-19 cases in Davao City has been alarming with a high of 4,022 active cases this week. But what can be done to curb the wave of infection?

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Read more about the article Davao’s main swab center closes as 8 staff test positive with COVID-19
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)

Davao’s main swab center closes as 8 staff test positive with COVID-19

Davao City's main COVID-19 swabbing center, the Santa Ana Health Center, is temporarily closed for a week as eight of its staff tested positive for coronavirus.

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