Pardon me but I am speaking based on the Expats I have interacted with in the DR which may not be representative of you.
I have no doubt that it is hurting those at the bottom end of the food chain, including in my country. So there are two camps - the virus deniers and those that believe in the science. Speaking of the second group, most governments, to my knowledge, short of an effective vaccine have no recourse but masks and curfews, especially in a land like the DR where rules are meant to be broken. This is why there are overbearing shutdowns in many parts of the world, even as far as NZ and Australia.
In Italian, there is an expression: "Piove, Governo ladro!" In that context, railing against the Government, is a boring and oft repeated refrain, that does not help those that need it, and is particularly rich, coming especially from some that benefit from a Government pension and gracias a eso, living in someone else's island of sun and sand.