- Thread starter CaribeDigital
- Start date
US goverment warns against travel to DR
- Status
There is no massive tourism - at least in Punta Cana. It is beyond slow everywhere. I already posted how much capacity is vacant and not being used.
Look at flights to PUJ. An average of about 10 a day incoming. Far less than usual, it goes without saying. The place is worse than slow. About half the shops and restaurants are closed. Very manageable.
The airports and planes to arrive from U.S. are more risky. In my opinion, and experience over the last few weeks.
I see Tui arriving from BHX and from Man. Maybe they do not arrive? To PUJ.
I just checked Tui website and no long haul till October to Mexico, They were showing Punta Cana from Gatwick and Manchester for November but I can;t see any for PUJ now
I agree with that opinion. Hopefully things will pick up and I hope in the meantime the US arrivals don't bring too much infection.
Interesting. Not surprising PUJ info may not be up to date. (US airlines also are still canceling my reservations for flights when they don't get enough people to book seats.)
I think if one did an analysis of how many cases would occur as a result of incoming US people, it would be low. A fraction of a percentage compared to cases transmitted locally. Just guessing... Someone else can do the simulation : )
I do think they need to try to reopen hotels, etc. Get experience at managing new protocols. And, see if they can succeed. It will be more disaster if there is rampant transmission of the virus in hotels. In that case, people will give up on it for much more time. Good to try now with the current 10 percent occupancy rate (mas o menos).
That’s true. Could be an idea to start with smaller numbers of guests anyway. And yes the community spread is probably more a concern than incomming tourists.
Yes and i think the hotel chains are taking that approach opening one of the hotels in their portfolio, to see how things go. I saw Riu opened one Palace in Cabo and all the bookings are going to that one rather than the three hotels. Think they are doing the same in Punta Cana. I think Mexico are running at 10% occupancy, no a lot but a start.
One bright note today they have announced that the vaccine being developed by Oxford and AstraZeneca is showing promising signs so far. The data has been peer reviewed in the Lancet this week. Still early days but fingers crossed.
And Moderna in US.
Promising results from Moderna's first trial as they aim to start final phase
The phase 3 trial aims to answer the big question: Does the coronavirus vaccine work?
But, if it is true that something like 80 percent of all COVID cases are asymptomatic, will it be worth it to risk the vaccine? It will depend on side effects, effects on particular age groups, etc. And efficacy. (I have a family to consider. With adolescent kids still in school in RD, potentially.)
When a vaccine is developed, Would you allow your children to be vaccinated in the first round, or wait to see the effects on others that opt for it?And Moderna in US.
Promising results from Moderna's first trial as they aim to start final phase
The phase 3 trial aims to answer the big question: Does the coronavirus vaccine work?news.yahoo.com
But, if it is true that something like 80 percent of all COVID cases are asymptomatic, will it be worth it to risk the vaccine? It will depend on side effects, effects on particular age groups, etc. And efficacy. (I have a family to consider. With adolescent kids still in school in RD, potentially.)
More widespread everywhere in the world. You need to multiply the infection rates by anywhere from 5X or more, depending on the country. Just guessing so don't beat me up too much but I would go with 5X for Germany, 10X for the US and 20X for the DR.
This is just Florida. It is probably happening elsewhere in the USA but it doesn't fit the prevailing narrative so the MSM wont report it. Most outlets will decry any suggestions of inflate CV19 numbers os a conservative conspiracy theory, their same tired M.O.
www.wptv.com
www.clickorlando.com
Florida Department of Health confirms missing negative coronavirus test results in state's infection rate
The Florida Department of Health confirms it is missing negative test results from small, private labs across the state.
www.wptv.com
High coronavirus positive case rate reveals flaws in Florida Department of Health report
For at least the past 11 days, the Florida Department of Health coronavirus report shows hundreds of laboratories are reporting 98 to 100% of COVID-19 tests are coming back positive and according to the DOH those statistics are because some private labs aren’t reporting their negative results at...
www.clickorlando.com
Children will probably be last in line for vaccination, so any side effects will be known by then.
This could be true but not for lack of reporting. The deficiency would be in lack of testing since testing isn't mandatory. People that decide to get tested feel some kind of symptom. Those that are asymptomatic will rarely, if ever, volunteerily go get tested.
- Status