DAVAO CITY — Mayor Sara Duterte clarified that there is no policy in Davao City allowing the home quarantine for COVID-19 patients. ADVERTISEMENTGalvez, who is also the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, was in Davao City last Wednesday to discuss with the local COVID-19 Task Force the situation and possible interventions. “Home quarantine had never been a policy of Davao City and the entire city knows about that,” Duterte stressed. Davao City reverted to GCQ effective Friday, Nov. 20, until November 30. From September 30 to November 19, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Davao City ballooned from 1,953 to 5,520 individuals, or an increase of 183%.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 21, 2020 01:07 UTC