By Antonio Colina IV DAVAO CITY – Mayor Sara Duterte has canceled all major activities slated for the 83rd Araw ng Dabaw celebration next month as a measure to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) infection and said government hospitals here may not be able to “accommodate hundreds and thousands” of patients. (KEITH BACONGCO / MANILA BULLETIN) “We have no confirmed case in Davao yet but the problem is, if in case several will get infected, our hospitals cannot accommodate hundreds and thousands of people getting sick. Our game plan is to ensure that nobody gets sick,” Duterte told reporters during a press conference on Monday. Except for Thanksgiving Mass that will push through on March 1, the events that have been cancelled are asiugdang Pagsaulog, Reyna Dabawenya, Ginoong Davao, Sayaw Pinoy, Kalingawan sa Sta. Ana, Hudyaka, Mutya ng Dabaw, Pasidungog, Araw ng Empleyado, Kanta Bidabawenyo, Parada Dabawenyo, and the Datu Bago Awards, she said. “If you have sore throat, cough, fever, and other flu-like symptoms, do not travel in or out of Davao City. Seek medical assistance immediately,” she said. Duterte said she anticipates that it would have an adverse impact on the tourism but maintained that the cancellation would be enforced to avoid the transmission of the deadly virus to local tourists. The city posted a total of 2,573,990 arrivals last year, an increase of 7.55-percent from 2,393,384 in 2018, according to the City Tourism Office. Starting February 11, Duterte said the local government would implement a permanent ban on “welcome and send-off groups” at airports, seaports, bus terminals, and other transportation hubs “not only because of the virus but for reasons of safety and security. Only employees, workers, drivers, and passengers are allowed to enter these places, Duterte said. She added that she already asked the Department of Trade and Industry to ensure that the price freeze memorandum of the Department of Health and other pertinent regulations on goods and commodities are strictly enforced. She warned that she would cancel the business permits and padlock permanently stores selling overpriced items and hoarding food and other supplies. The mayor also ordered the city’s schools, offices, and business establishments to “come up with guidelines to ensure that students and employees who are sick are not allowed entry to the school or workplace.”