Published July 28, 2021, 12:41 PM
Davao Prison and Penal Farm
Fifty persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the Davao Prison and Penal Farm (DPPF) in Davao del Norte were fully vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) last Tuesday, July 27.
In a statement, DPPF said the facility’s vaccination program is part of the government’s “Resbakuna Kasangga ang Bida” campaign. It said the vaccination of the elderly inmates was done by the DPPF Hospital in partnership with the Department of Health (DOH) Region XI and Braulio E. Dujali Municipal Health Office.
Aside from the DPPF, the San Ramon Prison and Penal Farm (SRPPF) in Zamboanga City also had 82 PDLs completed their vaccination against COVID-19 last July 1. Eight personnel had also received their vaccine shots.
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Published July 27, 2021, 12:12 AM
General Community Quarantine (GCQ) “with heightened restrictions” has been imposed anew amid rising concerns over the dreaded COVID-19 Delta variant. The more restrictive regimen was imposed over Metro Manila, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Davao de Oro, and Davao del Norte from July 23 to 31.
Dr. Maurice Edsel Salvana, a noted infectious disease specialist, was featured in President Duterte’s televised weekly program to explain why the emergence of the Delta variant has prompted worldwide concern. In an eyeball: “Delta is more transmissible, potentially deadlier, and can spread quickly faster.”
According to latest data, Delta is 60 percent more transmissible than the Alpha variant, and three times more contagious than the original SARS-COV-2 virus. While on average a person infected with the original Wuhan (China) virus could infect another three persons, and the Alpha variant five more, Delta could infect eight more with exponential