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After April 26, Davao city to be under modified CQ

ECQ in Davao Region extended until April 26
DAVAO City ― All mayors and governors of Davao Region have agreed to extend the 15-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), which will end on April 19, for another seven days or until April 26, City Mayor Sara Duterte said.

Health execs: Davao Region starts to ‘flatten the curve’
DAVAO City ― Local health authorities here believe that the Davao Region is starting to “flatten the curve” after seeing more patients recovering from the coronavirus disease with no new confirmed cases reported over the past few days.

Sara orders cops to seize gamefowls, 'cook them'

SPMC: 'It looks like we have contained the contagion'

Soldier brings home ashes of his twin brother
DAVAO City ― The urn containing the cremated remains of 2nd Lt. Vince Magbanua, was brought home by his twin brother, 2nd Lt. Vico Magbanua on board a C-295 aircraft last Friday, for turnover to their parents.

50 more confirmed Covid-19 patients recover in Davao Region
DAVAO CITY – The Department of Health Region 11 has recorded a total of 50 recoveries from the 90 positive cases of Coronavirus disease (Covid-19) as of yesterday, April 11.

Sara willing to undertake massive testing but…
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte said she was willing to procure several test kits for massive testing to curb the growing number of Covid-19 patients in the city, but added she was having second thoughts because the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine, considered the gold standard test for the detection of the disease, could only process 60 to 65 specimens daily.

Covid-19 PUI dies in Davao
DAVAO City ― A call center agent of a business process outsourcing company here who was suspected of having contracted the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) died on Wednesday evening, City Mayor Sara Duterte said.

Mayor Sara eyes putting Davao under extreme ECQ
DAVAO City ― Mayor Sara Duterte said yesterday that she is contemplating on putting Davao City under extreme enhanced community quarantine (EECQ) if the number of confirmed coronavirus disease cases here would continue to rise.

Indonesian consul cancels scholarship due to Covid-19
DAVAO City ― The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia has canceled the Indonesian Arts and Culture Scholarship Program 2020 for Filipinos due to the global coronavirus disease outbreak.
