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Bacolod Council lauds Davao City mayor for donating RT-PCR machine

by Sun.Star Bacolod|07 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

MERLINDA A. PEDROSA May 07, 2021 THE Bacolod City Council has approved a resolution extending the City’s sincerest gratitude to the kindness of Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio for donating a reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) machine and 20 sampling...

People apprehended with fake RT-PCR test now at 100

by Sun.Star Davao|07 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 07, 2021 THE Davao City Government has apprehended a total of 100 persons who have presented falsified reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport (FBIA), also known as the...

All kinds of international, domestic flights now allowed in Davao City

by Sun.Star Davao|06 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 06, 2021 DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio issued Executive Order No. 26 on Thursday, May 6, 2021, allowing the resumption of all kinds of flights, such as scheduled international flights, unscheduled domestic commercial flights (chartered),...

Mayor: Lack of discipline could put city back to ECQ

by Sun.Star Davao|05 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 05, 2021 DESPITE the continuous downtrend of Covid-19 cases in Davao City, Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is not ruling out the possibility that the city will be placed under enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) if minimum health...

Davao City eyes extending testing of public transport drivers

by Sun.Star Davao|05 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 05, 2021 THE Davao City Health Office (CHO) is considering extending the free swab testing to all drivers of public transportation and delivery services after only an estimated 2,300 out of the targeted 21,000 drivers...

City Council approves Davao City Public Hospital construction

by Sun.Star Davao|04 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 04, 2021 THE establishment of the Davao City Public Hospital is now a step closer after the 19th Davao City Council passed on third and final reading an ordinance mandating the construction of a city-owned...

RT-PCR test required in Davao, but no effectivity yet

by Sun.Star Davao|04 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 04, 2021 RETURNING residents, tourists and non-authorized persons outside residence (Apor) who will enter Davao Region will now be required to secure a negative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result, according to a...

RT-PCR requirement only for travelers from Luzon, Visayas

by Sun.Star Davao|03 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 03, 2021 DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio clarified that the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test result is only a requirement for Luzon and Visayas air and land travelers bound for the city. "For...

Duterte-Carpio cautions public vs Ivermectin as Covid-19 treatment

by Sun.Star Davao|03 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 03, 2021 DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio cautioned the public on the use of Ivermectin due to its lack of clinical proof as an effective cure against coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Duterte-Carpio said in a radio...

Kidney disease, diabetes top comorbidities linked to Covid-19 deaths in Davao City

by Sun.Star Davao|02 May 202108 May 2021|COVID-19 Chronicles, HEALTH, NEWS

RALPH LAWRENCE G. LLEMIT May 02, 2021 KIDNEY disease and diabetes topped the comorbidities linked to Covid-19 deaths in Davao City, a local health official said. Davao City Health Office (CHO) Acting Head Dr. Ashley Lopez said from March 15,...

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