When will DR open for International travel??????

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windeguy

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Now they pull out Article 149 of the General Health Law (number 42-01).
Let's see how that goes after the SOE expires.

Keep in mind, CV19 is here to stay. How will people live with that for the next extended period of time?
 

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Where are you getting your information? I know for a fact that Puerto Rico has a higher infection rate than the DR. Please check your facts before you write something that is incorrect.
Puerto Rico has 5536 cases and 146 deaths. Republica Dominicana has 25086 cases and 647 deaths I think you need to check you facts
 

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I just checked. In the last 7 days there are 7 states AND Puerto Rico with the highest rates of Covid 19 in that period.
Puerto Rico has 5536 cases and 146 deaths. Republica Dominicana has 25086 cases and 647 deaths I think you need to check you facts
 

TropicalPaul

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TropiP is connected at the highest levels within the MdeT. Per his words.

Please drop the sarcasm, I am trying to be helpful and report what I am hearing. I own a hotel so clearly I will have reasonable contacts in MITUR. Anyone with a hotel is going to have their contacts, that's how business is done in Dom Rep.

BA were definitely intending to fly starting July 19th. The main reason they dropped this route was because of the UK's quarantine requirements, last week a lot of pressure was being put on the UK government to open air bridges between certain countries including Dom Rep. The government has made it pretty clear they hate BA - last week they called them a National Disgrace in parliament, and the quarantine looks set to stay. I was also told by my contact that BA is now probably not going to fly until November, the reason being that they have zero budget left for repatriations and would not therefore risk any destination which could be impacted by hurricane activity.
 

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Where are you getting your information? I know for a fact that Puerto Rico has a higher infection rate than the DR. Please check your facts before you write something that is incorrect.
Puerto Rico has 5536 cases and 146 deaths. Republica Dominicana has 25086 cases and 647 deaths I think you need to check your facts .
 

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I honestly don’t see the big risk for the DR opening the border. From the list in Listin Diario scheduled to Punta Cana we already know from posters that Panama, Switzerland and UK probably will not happen in July. Leaves Lisbon and Madrid and the Canada and US flights. It will mostly be the legal residents, property owners and tourists who have family and come often. Most countries still have international travel warnings including the US which also will limit travel. So DR obviously can’t adminster different documents so its either only citizens or anybody who can.
 

aarhus

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Please drop the sarcasm, I am trying to be helpful and report what I am hearing. I own a hotel so clearly I will have reasonable contacts in MITUR. Anyone with a hotel is going to have their contacts, that's how business is done in Dom Rep.

BA were definitely intending to fly starting July 19th. The main reason they dropped this route was because of the UK's quarantine requirements, last week a lot of pressure was being put on the UK government to open air bridges between certain countries including Dom Rep. The government has made it pretty clear they hate BA - last week they called them a National Disgrace in parliament, and the quarantine looks set to stay. I was also told by my contact that BA is now probably not going to fly until November, the reason being that they have zero budget left for repatriations and would not therefore risk any destination which could be impacted by hurricane activity.
Thanks for the valuable info
 
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scot_tosh

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Please drop the sarcasm, I am trying to be helpful and report what I am hearing. I own a hotel so clearly I will have reasonable contacts in MITUR. Anyone with a hotel is going to have their contacts, that's how business is done in Dom Rep.

BA were definitely intending to fly starting July 19th. The main reason they dropped this route was because of the UK's quarantine requirements, last week a lot of pressure was being put on the UK government to open air bridges between certain countries including Dom Rep. The government has made it pretty clear they hate BA - last week they called them a National Disgrace in parliament, and the quarantine looks set to stay. I was also told by my contact that BA is now probably not going to fly until November, the reason being that they have zero budget left for repatriations and would not therefore risk any destination which could be impacted by hurricane activity.
BA are a disgrace
 
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I honestly don’t see the big risk for the DR opening the border. From the list in Listin Diario scheduled to Punta Cana we already know from posters that Panama, Switzerland and UK probably will not happen in July. Leaves Lisbon and Madrid and the Canada and US flights. It will mostly be the legal residents, property owners and tourists who have family and come often. Most countries still have international travel warnings including the US which also will limit travel. So DR obviously can’t adminster different documents so its either only citizens or anybody who can.

August.

Respectfully,
Playacaribe2
 
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Lobo Tropical

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But they did not let them so far? And I thought they were "nice" up there from the get go.

Canada did and does allow citizens and Permanent residents to return to Canada.
As most advanced countries did, in addition to organizing repatriation flights.

Some countries however did not even allow their own citizens to return, a experienced by cruise ship crews.

The DR is what it is, why feign surprise after living there for a long time?
 
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Seems obvious that the government is going to use the "state of national epidemic" to make and end run around not having an SOE in place.
 

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Puerto Rico has 5536 cases and 146 deaths. Republica Dominicana has 25086 cases and 647 deaths I think you need to check you facts
Comparable countries:
The Dominican numbers are still better then those of Panama (23300 cases, but the population only 4 million) but 10 times worse then Cuba (2300 cases, similar population) and more then 20 times worse then Costa Rica (1900, 5 million).
 

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Canada did and does allow citizens and Permanent residents to return to Canada.
As most advanced countries did, in addition to organizing repatriation flights.

Some countries however did not even allow their own citizens to return, a experienced by cruise ship crews.

The DR is what it is, why feign surprise after living there for a long time?
My "fein of surprise" was about Canada not letting some people in until now. Certainly not about the DR. Considering something to be wrong is not the same as being surprised with respect to the DR not letting legal residents back in. I am not surprised by that, but it is unfortunate.
 
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windeguy

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The "numbers" are going to be ignored world wide soon. How long will people stay locked down. Another month, 6 more months, a year, two more years?

Isolation does not stop such a virus. At least not a period of isolation humans will permit.
 
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My "fein of surprise" was about Canada not letting some people in until now. Certainly not about the DR. Considering something to be wrong is not the same as being surprised with respect to the DR not letting legal residents back in. I am not surprised by that, but it is unfortunate.

Canada -
legal residents and citizens have ALWAYS been allowed

The new change is to allow immediate family.... non residents .... to enter

USA will not adopt that . I expect
 
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