The Department of Health regional office in Palo, Leyte. (PNA file photo) TACLOBAN CITY - The Department of Health (DOH) regional office here has lauded the Leyte provincial government in its effort to control the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in the province. During the inter-agency task force meeting on Friday presided by outgoing Governor Leopoldo Dominico Petilla, DOH Eastern Visayas Regional Director Exuperia Sabalberino said they are pleased to work with the province in battling the coronavirus. "We went through a lot and we had ups and downs considering the novelty of the virus. We did not know how to best handle and manage the situation, but Leyte had done a really good job," Sabalberino said during the meeting. Petilla recalled that in the past three years of dealing with the pandemic, the province has not closed its borders. The local government just required mandatory testing for all returning residents and those with symptoms of the virus identifie