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Davao to enforce region-wide quarantine Thursday
The Davao Region will seal its borders for 14 days starting at midnight on Thursday, March 19, to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.
This measure was decided by the Davao Region COVID-19 Task Force, which is composed of the Regional Peace and Order Council and Regional Development Council.
Land, sea, and domestic air travel into the region will be suspended.
Residents will be allowed to exit the Davao Region, but re-entry will be prohibited for the duration of the lockdown.
Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, who chairs the task force, stated that the lockdown can be lifted earlier than 14 days if local government units' responses remain coordinated.
Mayor Duterte-Carpio explained that the regional lockdown was chosen over a city lockdown to allow essential services and livelihoods to continue.
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