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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)

COVID-19 household transmission worries health officials

The health official said family gatherings and events may have contributed to the high transmission of COVID-19, especially with the Delta variant that spreads faster.

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Read more about the article DOH Caraga confirms first Delta variant case
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)

DOH Caraga confirms first Delta variant case

It can be recalled that Caraga was the only region in the Philippines that had no delta cases as announced by the DOH last August.

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Read more about the article ECQ not possible despite 6,700 COVID-19 cases, 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)

ECQ not possible despite 6,700 COVID-19 cases, says Mayor Sara

Mayor Sara Duterte says there is still no possibility of placing the city under ECQ despite the increasing rate of COVID-19 cases in Davao City.

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Doctors’ group defies WHO, insists on Ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment

Amid the lack of safety data in the majority of studies according to the manufacturer of Ivermectin who does not recommend its use for COVID-19 treatment, a group of doctors insists on the use of it as prophylaxis and treatment of the virulent disease.

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