DAVAO CITY — SIXTY individuals have been tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as of April 1, 2020, this registered two new cases from March 31. Of the 61, Davao City recorded 49, Davao del Norte six (6); Davao Oriental three (3); Davao de Sur two (2) , one (1) from Davao de Oro and …
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DAVAO CITY — At least five doctors, three nurses and 42 more were tested positive with coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Davao region. DOH- XI recorded 11, 453 persons under monitoring (PUM) as of 6pm, March 30. Their average age ranges from 21 to 72 years old. Department of Health Director Annabelle Yumang on Tuesday’s press …
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DAVAO CITY — For those who does not want to sleep and violates the liquor ban, the municipality of Sto. Tomas in Davao del Norte has their way of helping them not to sleep, place them inside a gym and stay with an empty coffin equipped with candles and flowers, a punishment which a violator will …
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DAVAO CITY — When government announced the surging number of people infected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the demand for face masks swelled and nothing was in sight. People went creative, assembling anything available at home to make one, just to be able to cover mouth and nose. Health experts have repeatedly said that healthy people …
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DAVAO CITY — The fund raising started in a viber chat on Tuesday among golfers who talked about the need to augment personal protective equipment for coronavirus frontliners at the Southern Philippine Medical Center. Soon after the chat, the online campaign started and in 24-hours, they raised P270,000. The Newsline has been included in the thread but …
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Dear doctor, You are away from us, but every time I read news about doctors or medical practitioners getting infected or have died over the coronavirus pandemic, I shed tears. I pause and pray for you to whatever language my heart can offer. I know you are now taking care of your patients inside the …
DAVAO CITY —-The coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has thought the world unity and sharing, this has been demonstrated in various forms around the world. In Davao City, two siblings assemble face shields for the frontliners of the COVIC-19 drawing inspiration from their father. Katherine, just finished her architecture and still reviewing while Isaiah John is a grade 12 student, they are the children …
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DAKBAYAN SA DABAW — Ang mga adunahan sa nasud nga tig-gama og mga alak ug mga pahumot, nagkasinabot nga maghimo sila ug alcohol, hand sanitizers ug uban pang mga produkto ug ila kining ihatag sa gobierno aron makatabang nga malikayan ang pagkaylap sa novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Sa taho nga gipagawas sa Philippine Star, gibutyag …
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DAVAO CITY — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) called out many local government units for issuing their own guidelines on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) without the clearance of said agency. In a press briefing, Friday morning, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said “Many LGU’s implemented their own guidelines without the clearance from us or …
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DAVAO CITY — President Rodrigo Duterte wants all local government units to implement a loackdown and ask people to strictly implement social distancing “juts to cut the virus chain.” In his address to the nation just minutes ago, Duterte stressed “The social intercourse that is bad at this time, I hope you can understand us.” …
