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KEEP THE HABIT Doc to Dabawenyos: Use Covid-19 protocols to avoid HFMD in schools
By MAYA M. PADILLO
Dr. Richard Mata encouraged Dabawenyos on Tuesday to continue observing Covid-19 protocols to prevent transmission of the Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD) in schools.
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(DepEd-Davao), there are still two cases believed to be from teaching and non-teaching personnel, while there are five probable cases of students.
“Maghugas ug kamot, alcohol, don’t touch your mouth, eyes and nose, clean your surroundings, ug facemask. Importante ang handwashing ug don’t
Three emergency field hospitals installed after Davao Oro quake
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Davao de Oro Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) have installed three temporary tent hospitals to help the Feb. 1 quake-damaged provincial hospital cater to patients.
touch your mouth pero makalimot kay bata man. As of the moment ang among suggestion is what we did with Covid-19 atong buhaton gihapon,” Mata said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Tuesday.
He said HFMD is not a FKEEP, P10
The PDRRMO said the provisional field hospitals were installed on Sunday inside the compound of the Davao de Oro Provincial Hospital (DDOPH) in Montevista town, which was badly damaged by the strong tremor.
The establishment of the makeshift hospitals followed after some 90 patients were evacuated from the DDOPH and transferred to the Montevista Sports Complex as structural intensity assessment (SIA) continue.
Governor Dorothy Gonzaga said the air-conditioned emergency field hospital, with a capacity of 14 beds each, is a big help in catering to patients who need immediate medical assistance.
“We will try to see what we can do to repair the (damages) in the DDOPH,” Gonzaga said. Currently, the DDOPH is limiting the number of admissions due to the damage sustained during the earthquake in its infrastructure based on the result of SIA.
On Feb. 1, the province was jolted by a Magnitude 6 earthquake with the epicenter traced in New Bataan town. (PNA)
