DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Minister of Public Health Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas announced that actions have been stepped up in La Vega to prevent the spread of the coronavirus epidemic. The focus is both on the provincial capital, La Vega and the mountain resort town of Jarabacoa. At the entrance to both cities, military personnel have been stationed with disinfecting equipment for vehicle tires. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense installed a sanitizing tunnel at the entrance to the emergency room of the Luis Morillo King Public Hospital.

On Friday, 1 May 2020, Dr. Manuel Gil, director of the La Vega public hospital, resigned. The reasons have not been communicated. He was in his second year at the helm of the hospital. On that same day, Public Health Minister Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas had visited the center to present a two-week containment plan.

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