UPDATED. The Department of Health says the geographical location and characteristics of many of these provinces – isolated islands or mountainous terrains – may have helped in protecting residents from the disease. COVID19PH
READY TO FIGHT. Aurora province frontliners strictly implement lockdown measures to keep coronavirus at bay. Photo from Provincial Government of Aurora - PAIAD Facebook page
These provinces include the northernmost Batanes island and the southernmost provinces of Sarangani, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi.
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