DAVAO CITY –— The stringent measure in the implementation of the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) in Davao del Norte and people’s cooperation has reflected a zero note for coronavirus pandemic in the said province.
Governor Edwin Jubahib said, since March 30, the provincial health office logbook on Covid-19 reflected no new cases.
Jubahib said “As of April 16, 2020, at 3:00 o’clock in the afternoon, a total of 203 Persons under Monitoring (PUM) are still under observation, while 3,767 PUMs were already “cleared”, meaning, they already completed the 14-day home quarantine without manifesting symptoms”.
However, the health authorities recorded the following: there are four (4) Persons under Investigation (PUI); 2 are currently admitted in DRMC while another 2 is at SPMC. Eighty-seven (87) PUIs were already discharged with negative results.
As of today, Davao del Norte has 5 COVID-19 POSITIVE CASES currently admitted to Davao Regional Medical Center (DRMC) Tagum City: 1) PH1512, 34, male, with travel history in Davao City; 2) PH 1540, 57, male, with travel history in Davao City; 3) PH 1665, 39, male, with exposure to a PUI with travel history in Davao City; 4) PH 3106, 38, male, contact with PH 4445; 5) PH 3105, male, originally from Maguindanao, with travel history in Maco, Davao de Oro.
Jubahib said they have 4 successful recoveries, 3 from Tagum City and 1 from Panabo City, with the following details: 1. PH1511, 52, male, with travel history in Manila; 2. PH 2121, 51, male, with travel history in Davao City; 3. PH 3100, 14, male, with travel history in Cebu and Davao City; 4. PH 2101, 33, male, with travel history in Davao City.
Even with its noticeable success, Jubahib urged “We must continue the practice, stay at home, proper handwashing with soap and water for 20-seconds, and practice social distancing”.
“We can heal as one province, we stand together for one another, and regardless of religious belief, we must pray for each other, because we are a strong province,” Jubahib concluded.-Editha Z. Caduaya/NewsLine
