MINDANAO DAILY TRUTH. JUSTICE. PROGRESS.
Volume IX, No. 269
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Cops will arrest anyone loitering the city without barangay exit pass C
By MARK FRANCISCO
AGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Uniformed personnel of the Cagayan de Oro City Police Office (Cocpo) are strictly enforcing the use of Barangay Exit Pass among motorists and city residents in order to lessen the probability of coronavirus infections in the city.
The police are exercising their powers based on the city ordinance recently signed by Cagayan de Oro City Mayor Oscar S. Moreno, ordering every barangay to issue one (1) Barangay Exit Pass to every family which means only one from the family carrying the exit See ARREST, page 11
People’s cooperation helps in the decline of COVID cases BY CRIS DIAZ, Executive Editor
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: The community’s cooperation about health tips on STRICT IMPLEMENTATION. The Cagayan de oro City Police Office (COCPO) is now getting rid of COVID-19 strictly checking each vehicle to ensure that each motorist is carrying his/her own infection could be attributed to the decline of COVID-19 Barangay Exit Pass. cio file photo
Zubiri Donates COVID-19 Plasma By ERCEL MAANDIG
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel F. Zubiri has donated 500ml of his plasma to the Philippine General Hospital, in aid of the medical community’s continuing search for COVID-19 treatment. After being the first public official to disclose his positive diagnosis for the disease, Zubiri has now recovered and returned to good health, making him
eligible for the plasma donation. No approved cure for the virus exists as of yet, but medical experts are looking at the possibility of extracting COVID-19 antibodies from recovered individuals in order to finally come up with a treatment. So far, patients who were administered the plasma treatment at the PGH and St. Luke's See PLASMA, page 11
DOH-10 converts TB lab into Covid-19 testing facility
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The Department of Health in Region 10 (DOH-10) said Monday it has begun converting a laboratory for tuberculosis study into a testing facility for the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Dr. Ian Gonzales, DOH-
10 Infectious Diseases Cluster head, said the testing facility is undergoing renovation in time for the delivery of testing equipment for suspected Covid-19 cases. “Even if we have fewer Covid-19 cases, we should not wait for an upsurge of cases in order to prepare
the facilities and equipment for testing,” Gonzales said. Aside from the DOH-10 laboratory, other hospitals identified by the joint teams from the World Health Organization (WHO) and Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) for installation of testing facili-
cases here, health officials said Wednesday. Health officials in Misamis Oriental and the capital city of Cagayan De Oro had noted the downward trend
in the admission of COVID-19 patients in this port capital of 700,000 people. Except for the lone patient who came from Cagayan De Oro City, the Misamis Oriental has not See HELPS, page 11
FPIC Davao produces immunity-boosting juice for frontliners DAVAO CITY – The Food Processing Innovation C enter Davao (FPIC Davao) is now producing natural immunity-boosting beverages as functional thirst-quenchers for COVID-19 frontliners. The ready-to-drink beverages are made from locally sourced raw materials that contain vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients.
T h e s e d r i n k s are fusions of citrus fruit juices, extracts of leafy vegetables, edible flowers, herbs and spices to create refreshing and immunityboosting drinks. The beverage comes in four variants – Purple Sweet Potato Leaves-Calamansi, Blue-TernateCalamansi, Calamansi-Ginger, and Turmeric-GingerSee JUICE, page 11
ties and equipment are the Northern Mindanao Medical Center (NMMC), the Polymedic Medical Plaza, and the Philippine National Red Cross-Mindanao Regional Blood Center. Gonzales said the lab renovation at the DOH-10 See TESTING, page 11
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