GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 29 January) – The city government on Saturday alerted residents on the local transmission of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, with two cases It said two local cases of the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 Jan) – The city government of Davao will implement total lockdown on buildings and establishments only as a last-ditch effort to control the transmission of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as the city tries to keep the
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 January) – The surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Davao City due to the highly transmissible Omicron variant “will likely last until mid-March this year,” Mayor Sara Duterte said on Monday. Duterte said during
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 24 January) – South Cotabato officials declared Monday that the province has reached the “critical stage” in its response against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the wake of the “exponential” increase of new infections
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 18 Jan) – Health authorities in South Cotabato reported on Tuesday the province’s first case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 but said the patient has already recovered. Dr. Rogelio Aturdido Jr., South Cotabato health
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 14 January) — For safety and security reasons and to protect their image and interest, business establishments like hotel, restaurants, resorts and amusement parks imposes rules and regulations on the admission of guests or customers,
KORONADAL CITY (MindaNews / 14 January) — Region 12 logged 154 new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases as of Thursday evening, January 13, a gigantic leap of 3,750 percent from just the four cases recorded on the first day of 2022,
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 12 Jan) – The Department of Health (DOH)-Region 12 has expanded its biosurveillance against the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the wake of the increasing new infections in the area. Dr. Sulpicio
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 11 Jan) – The City Government of Davao has prepared 2,674 beds for isolation due to the expected surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) with the arrival of the highly infectious Omicron variant. Mayor Sara Duterte said
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 10 January) — Anybody infected of the COVID-19 virus infects others, too. SARS-Cov-19, especially its latest tenacious variant – Omicron, is that powerful as to penetrate the shield of the vaccine and thus also infects
A message circulating on Facebook group chats that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is already present in the Davao Region (Region XI) and Socsksargen (Region XII) is fake news. As of press time Monday, January 10, the Department of Health
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews / 7 Jan) – Health officials here isolated the family of a returning overseas worker in Iligan City on Thursday after he was found infected of the more infectious but less severe Omicron variant of
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 07 January) – Authorities here have discussed the possibility of reviving the “test before travel” policy for in-bound and interzonal travelers amid the threat of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), an
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 06 January) – The Department of Education (DepEd)-Davao Region may be forced to suspend the ongoing pilot implementation of limited face-to-face classes if the region reverts to alert level 3 status due to the expected surge
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 06 January) — Unlike the threat of the approaching typhoon Odette that terrified and forced the people to scamper to safety, the threat of Omicron that loomed in the air during the holiday season did
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 5 Jan) – Davao City’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) positivity rate jumped to 1.6% as of January 2 from an average of 0.5% reported in the previous weeks, a local health official said. Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 5 Jan) – Yesterday’s TV newscasts all showed footages of humanity in long queues at drugstores to buy paracetamol. Most drugstores reported they had run out of the fever-relieving over-the-counter medication because of panic buying
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 5 Jan) – Health authorities in South Cotabato province are bracing for another possible spike of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases by next month amid the resurgence of new infections in Metro Manila and other areas
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 4 Jan) – The local government of Davao will not reimpose the stringent quarantine restrictions following the resurgence of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the capital amid the presence of Delta and Omicron variants, Mayor Sara
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 02 Jan) — Mayor Sara Duterte has extended until September 12, 2022 the prohibition on face-to-face events in Davao City that may l ikely cause transmission of COVID-19. In her Executive Order 69, series of 2021,
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 10 Dec) – The City Government of Davao has reimplemented a 14-day facility-based quarantine for repatriated overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) amid the threat of Omicron variant of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Dr. Michelle Schlosser, spokesperson for the
