Davao City is having its hands full with the surge of the coronavirus (COVID-19) as treatment centers are already "overwhelmed" and in full capacity, and this only covered half of the 4,701 active cases in the city.
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.
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?
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.
Eleven other areas in Visayas and Luzon are also classified under MECQ, prompting Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque to say this is "a record of sorts" with the most number of cities placed under MECQ.