Davao residents barred from leaving city; visitors told to leave over COVID-19

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<p>MANILA--Travel restrictions to and from Davao City, hometown of President Rodrigo Duterte, were imposed Thursday by the office of Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio to combat a possible outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in the area.</p><p>In the guidelines issued by Duterte-Carpio&#x27;s office, all Davao residents are prohibited from going outside the city, except for short-term visitors who are advised to leave the area immediately.</p><p>It also requested travelers to postpone their visit there until the state of public health emergency over the Philippines is lifted.</p><p>The guidelines clarified, however, Davao is not being locked down.</p><div><script src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v2.5" async="" type="text/javascript"></script></div><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/davaocitygov/posts/3038658312852337" data-width="auto"> </div><p>Duterte-Carpio, who has said she would quarantine herself, attended a hearing at the Senate hours before it was placed on lockdown last Wednesday after one of the chamber’s guests tested positive for COVID-19.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/12/20/sara-duterte-carpio-quarantine-coronavirus-covid-19">Sara Duterte opts for self-quarantine after Senate visit</a></li></ul><p>The Davao City Mayor also had a lunch meeting with Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, who was in contact with the infected guest. The senator, along with several of his colleagues, also has gone under isolation.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/12/20/senate-coronavirus-covid-19-self-quarantine">Senators go on &#x27;precautionary&#x27; quarantine after COVID-19 patient&#x27;s Senate visit</a></li></ul><p>The Philippines, as of Thursday, has 52 confirmed cases of COVID-19, 2 of whom passed away.</p><p>Due to the rapid rise of the disease since last week, the Philippines was placed under a state of public health emergency by President Duterte. He also suspended classes in all levels in Metro Manila from March 10 to March 14 to avoid infections in schools.</p>

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Davao residents barred from leaving city; visitors told to leave over COVID-19

Davao residents barred from leaving city; visitors told to leave over COVID-19

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Published Mar 12, 2020 09:18 PM PHT

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