Yes the Dominican Government was on the money from day one. Now all the same people that complained LONG AND LOUD about how restrictive and horrible the Government was handling this are now RAVING about how great the Dominican Government is and the freedoms we have. Too bad they had no idea before now. LOL...........
Good insight Sky! Your totally right. They were on the money. It wasn’t about protecting the health of Dominicans. It was about keeping the resorts open with tourists who had money to spend. Tourists from most of the world were allowed in without any health checks on arrival.
They were allowed to party hearty at the resorts while DR citizens were arbitrarily thrown in jail with infected citizens for not wearing a mask.
All DR citizens and expats were subject to a long term curfew. Another name for martial law or total lockdown. Tourists were free to roam the resorts, party without masks, and didn’t have to cope with the curfew. The DR government approach would not be allowed in many countries.
It’s early days yet. No country has a definite handle on the impact of the elimination of Covid restrictions and mandates. I wouldn’t pop the champagne cork yet.
Windy is right even if some posters take exception to what he says. Covid is here to stay and many more people will die. Variants will keep coming because pockets of the population in countries worldwide will never be vaccinated. Micro breeding grounds for new variants.
Regardless of what happens, I will wear N-95 NISOH approved masks while flying. They’ve been proven to have a better degree of effectiveness against the contraction and spread of Covid. Not 100% but much more effective than the other masks.
By mid March when most of the world has opened up, the onus will be in the individual to do what they think is necessary to live their daily lives. Freedom of choice, long overdue, should be exercised carefully.
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