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File photo February 15, 2021 THE National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 is set to monitor and participate in the Davao City Government s third simulation exercise in preparation for the arrival of the Covid-19 vaccines in the city.
In an advisory relayed by the Davao City Information Office, NTF Chief Implementor Secretary Carlito Galvez, Jr., Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles will be present during the simulation exercise for the transport and vaccination activity of the city.
The simulation exercise is being held to determine the readiness of the city to conduct the vaccination.
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+ February 14, 2021 A DAVAO City health official said most of the city’s Covid-19 vaccination hubs will be positioned at nearby hospitals to monitor and attend to anyone who may experience side effects.
Davao City Health Office (CHO) Acting Head Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a press conference that the City Government has tapped several universities and schools as major vaccination hubs in the city.
The health official earlier named the Ateneo de Davao University, University of Mindanao and University of Southeastern Philippines as among the schools they are eyeing to designate as vaccination hubs.
Panglao preparing for diving fiesta in May as travel bubble opened to mainland Bohol
PANGLAO is gearing up for its 2
nd Panglao International Dive Fiesta on May 4-9, with health protocols and other procedures being firmed up to ensure the safety of participants, other guests, and the island’s residents. Mayor Leonila P. Montero, who presides over the inter-agency task force (IATF) on coronavirus, said one of the adjustments being undertaken is the transfer of the handling of arriving guests to the Municipal Tourism Office from the Public Employment Office. Meanwhile, tourists in Panglao are now allowed to go out of the island bubble to mainland Bohol subject to guidelines issued by Governor Arthur C. Yap. Under Executive order No. 7, Panglao guests can go to mainland sites “after yielding a negative RT-PCR test result five days upon arrival in Panglao.” Salive RT-PCR test and rapid antigen test are accepted for long-staying tourists. Guests are also required to coordinate wit
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Photo by Associated Press February 11, 2021 THE Davao City Health Office (CHO) has not received any report of infection from a new variant of Covid-19 in the city based on its recent updates from the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), acting CHO Head Dr. Ashley Lopez said in a radio interview on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
Lopez said samples tested from Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) and Davao One World Diagnostic Center were sent to Philippine Genome Center (PGC) in Manila for genome sequencing. However, results have not yet been sent back to them because of technical problems with the machine being used to process the specimen for the confirmatory tests.