Duterte, concurrent chair of the regional Task Force COVID-19, said other 6provinces and cities in Davao Region would also implement similar measures, as suggested by Davao de Oro Governor Tyrone Uy who chairs the Regional Development Council-Davao.
As of 8 p.m. on Friday, Department of Health-Davao reported that the region has four new cases of COVID-19, which brought the total cases to 73, the highest among Mindanao’s six regions.
Davao City accounted for 58 cases, Davao del Norte nine, Davao Oriental three, Davao del Sur two, and Davao de Oro one.[]
No case was reported in Davao Occidental.
The DOH reported that the region has 21 patients who have recovered from COVID-19 while 11 succumbed to the infection.
The City Government of Davao is placing the entire city under a 15-day enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) starting 9 p.m. on April 4 to control the spread of COVID-19.
Under ECQ, all jeepneys must stop their operation except those hired to work for the government or offices and businesses that are open during the ECQ.[]
