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Read more about the article Davao Region reports first Covid-19 case
A City Health Office worker conducts sanitation in one of the offices of Cagayan de Oro City Hall Saturday (March 4). This is part of the city’s measures to address the threat of COVID-19. About 50 teams are dispatched by Mayor Oscar Moreno to conduct the sanitation in public markets, bus stations, seaport, airport, schools, and churches in the city. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Davao Region reports first Covid-19 case

The Davao Region recorded its first case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19); a 21-year-old woman who traveled from the United Kingdom.

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Read more about the article COVID-19 casualty in Mindanao to be buried sans traditional Muslim rituals
A City Health Office worker conducts sanitation in one of the offices of Cagayan de Oro City Hall Saturday (March 4). This is part of the city’s measures to address the threat of COVID-19. About 50 teams are dispatched by Mayor Oscar Moreno to conduct the sanitation in public markets, bus stations, seaport, airport, schools, and churches in the city. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

COVID-19 casualty in Mindanao to be buried sans traditional Muslim rituals

The patient positive with the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) who died Friday (Mar. 13) night will be buried sans the traditional method used by Muslims, the Department of Health Regional Office (DOH-10) said Saturday (Mar. 14).

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Read more about the article CPP slams lockdown of Metro Manila amid COVID-19 threat

CPP slams lockdown of Metro Manila amid COVID-19 threat

As Metro Manila prepares for a lockdown amid the threat of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has once again criticized the government over what it perceived as another effort of the Duterte administration to repress the rights of Filipinos.

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Read more about the article TEMPERATURE CHECK
TEMPERATURE CHECK. Using a thermal scanner, medical personnel from the Department of Health-10 (DOH-10) check the temperature of arriving passengers at the Laguindingan Airport Wednesday (March 11), in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The DOH-10 has confirmed Thursday that a patient now confined at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center has tested positive for the coronavirus. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

TEMPERATURE CHECK

Using a thermal scanner, medical personnel from the Department of Health-10 (DOH-10) check the temperature of arriving passengers at the Laguindingan Airport Wednesday (March 11), in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The DOH-10 has confirmed Thursday that a patient now confined at the Northern Mindanao Medical Center has tested positive for the coronavirus. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

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