DAVAO CITY — As the number of cases of new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection in the Davao region continues to climb, local leaders agreed to extend by another week the imposition of enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) measures. Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, chair of the regional inter-agency task force on emerging infectious diseases, said she, along with governors of Davao del Sur, Davao del Norte, Davao de Oro, Davao Occidental and Davao Oriental provinces agreed on the extension. ADVERTISEMENTThe stricter quarantine measures were enforced throughout the region starting on April 4 and was originally scheduled to be lifted on April 19. “There is a need to extend our ECQ in the entire Davao region,” Duterte said. The mayor explained that while the increases now are not dramatic, there is still a consistent trend of new confirmed cases in the region especially in Davao City.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 16, 2020 14:15 UTC