With no new surge in COVID19 cases, a health official in Davao believes the virus has been contained.
DAVAO CITY — With no new surge in coronavirus disease cases, a health official here believes the virus has been contained.
Dr. Leopoldo Vega, Medical Center Chief of the Southern Philippines Medical Center said the area has not recorded additional cases on April 10 and April 13. “The condition is controlled in a certain way because for the last two weeks, we haven’t started to see any kind of surge… We have a good number of recoveries. We have controlled the COVID but we cannot put our guards down because we might have a second wave,” Vega said.
A barangay lockdown may be imposed, but Duterte-Carpio would prefer a "household lockdown" instead, where residents are barred from leaving their homes. The entire Davao Region is placed under enhanced community quarantine until April 19. There is no directive from the local government yet for an extension.
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