DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

There is much going on in the Dominican Republic to get the country back to new normal so people can get on with there lives in these Covid-19 epidemic times. Dr. Amado Alejandro Baez, an international renowned emergency physician on loan from the state of Georgia, USA, is helping the Dominican Republic understand the big picture of Covid-19 epidemic, what it means now and how it is permanently changing the country.

In April 2020, Dr. Baez was asked to join Dominican efforts to combat Covid-19. In an interview with the Americas Society / Council of the Americas, he addresses actions underway in the country to combat the disease.

The Dominican Republic since its first confirmed Covid-19 test on 1 March 2020 has climbed to be 8th in the Americas in the number of cases. It is the hardest-hit country in the Caribbean. In the interview with the Council of the Americas, Dr...