Category: COVID-19

The current surge in COVID-19 cases in Davao City was attributed to social gatherings held during the Christmas holidays, the Davao City COVID-19 Task Force said.
After their closure for decontamination, the Crocodile Park and the People's Park are operational again as vaccination hubs of Davao City.
Davao City has registered 74 Critical Risk Barangays due to the high number of Covid-19 cases, making the city a Critical Risk local government unit.
In light of the rising Covid-19 cases in Davao City, all medical healthcare frontliners and vaccinators in all vaccination sites are mandated to use face shields as another layer of protection against the coronavirus.
The Davao City government is no longer requiring a negative Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) or a negative antigen test to get health cards from the City Health Office.
A total of 822 houses, one building, and one compound are placed under lockdown as of January 24, 2022, amid the surge of COVID-19 cases in Davao City, which is expected to end by mid-March yet.
To further strengthen its response to the pandemic, the City Government of Davao will be opening three more Covid-19 Cluster Clinics (CCC) soon.
The City Government of Davao is adopting the new Department of Health (DOH) guidelines on isolation and quarantine, according to Davao City COVID-19 Task Force Spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser.
After weeks of enjoying a non-high-risk status, Davao City is once again placed in a high-risk status due to “high” two-week growth rate (2WGR) and “medium” Average Daily Attack Rate (ADAR) in the latest Covid-19 Task Force Report.
Mayor Inday Sara Duterte of Davao City has extended the removal of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) results as a requirement for Davao City-bound land, sea, and air travelers until June 30, 2022.