Any Delta/Indian Scariant in the DR?

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I suspect it is already here:

1. The Delta variant is proving to be a stubborn hurdle in the fight against the coronavirus.​
As the U.S. heads into its second pandemic summer, President Biden warned that those who fail to get vaccinated against Covid-19 risk becoming infected by “a variant that is more easily transmissible, potentially deadlier and particularly dangerous for young people.” Vice President Kamala Harris visited a vaccination center in Atlanta on Friday, above.​
In Russia, the Delta variant is now the most prevalent version in Moscow, where case numbers have tripled over the past two weeks and city officials have added 5,000 beds to coronavirus wards. The outbreak has led to some vaccine mandates.​
And in England, “freedom day,” when the last remaining coronavirus restrictions had been scheduled to end, was delayed until July 19 after a spike in Delta cases. Prime Minister Boris Johnson expressed confidence that the curbs would be lifted next month but added that “at a certain stage, we are going to have to learn to live with the virus and to manage it as best we can.”​
 
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Dominican Republic will request negative PCR tests or vaccination card from travelers from 18 countries​


Santo Domingo, DR.

The Dominican Republic will ask for negative PCR tests or vaccination cards from travelers from 18 countries to enter the country as a measure to stop the advance of the coronavirus; authorities reported this afternoon.

The decision is contained in a resolution of the Civil Aviation Board (JAC), where it toughens measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 variants in the country by requiring the presentation of negative PCR test or vaccination card to passengers from 18 countries wishing to enter the Dominican territory.

“As of today, all passengers arriving in the Dominican Republic from Australia, United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Kuwait, Ireland, Democratic Republic of Congo, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Syria, Sweden, Monaco, Thailand, Tunisia, Brazil, South Africa and India the presentation of a negative PCR test taken no more than 72 hours prior to arrival or presentation of a vaccination card no more than 3 weeks after the last dose was administered,” explained Marte Piantini.

The measure also applies to all passengers coming from those countries arriving in Dominican territory from a third country and those who have been in those countries for fourteen days or less.

The measures will be effective as of June 28, 2021, and may be extended by the Aviation Board, informed José Marte Piantini, president of the JAC.

“Through the efforts made by our President Luis Abinader with the, National Vaccination Plan, we have achieved an extraordinary management of the pandemic with a total of 7,482,545 doses applied. According to data from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the effort made by our government places the Dominican Republic among the first five countries in the region that have better managed the crisis derived from the pandemic,” said Marte Piantini.

The resolution also states that crew members coming from the countries mentioned above must present their vaccination card or PCR test and be confined to the hotel where they are staying.

Marte Piantini stated that these new restrictions to the aforementioned countries “will keep the population protected from the emergence of new strains of COVID-19 that have affected other nations.”

The JAC is integrated, in addition to its president, by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Tourism, the Legal Advisor of the Executive Branch, the Director-General of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute, the Executive Director of the Airport Department; the Commander General of the Air Force of the Dominican Republic, the Director-General of the Specialized Corps in Airport Security and Civil Aviation; Nasim Antonio Yapor Alba and Fernando Hiram Taveras, as representatives of the Private Sector, Andrés R. Marranzini Grullón, as representative of the Private Tourism Sector, and Paola Plá Puello, as secretary of the JAC.

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Dominican Republic will request negative PCR tests or vaccination card from travelers from 18 countries

<p>Santo Domingo, DR. The Dominican Republic will ask for negative PCR tests or vaccination cards from travelers from 18 countries to enter the country as a measure to stop the advance of the coronavirus; authorities reported this afternoon. The decision is contained in a resolution of the Civil...
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cavok said:
This Delta variant is starting to pop up everywhere - Sydney, Australia is the latest. Meanwhile, tourists continue to come w/o even a covid test of some kind.

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From 15 minutes to 5 seconds: Delta COVID outbreak has Australian health officials on high alert

Australian health officials are warning it no longer takes up to 15 minutes to pass on the deadly virus — it can be a "fleeting moment" of just five to 10 seconds.
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I don`t doubt that this fleeting moment transmission is possible, but unless the person lived in a bubble except for this brief moment, it would be impossible to determine that this had to have been the source of infection.
The incubation period for Covid-19 is up to 14 days and there is no way to analyze all of this person`s potential fleeting moment contacts, not to mention all of the things this person touched.
 
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I don`t doubt that this fleeting moment transmission is possible, but unless the person lived in a bubble except for this brief moment, it would be impossible to determine that this had to have been the source of infection.
The incubation period for Covid-19 is up to 14 days and there is no way to analyze all of this person`s potential fleeting moment contacts, not to mention all of the things this person touched.
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It sounded pretty strange to me, too. If that's the case, we're all going to need to buy a scuba tank and mask and carry our own air supply with us.
 
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cavok said:
It sounded pretty strange to me, too. If that's the case, we're all going to need to buy a scuba tank and mask and carry our own air supply with us.
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Or just realized that CV19 is here, there and everywhere to stay.
 
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windeguy said:
Or just realized that CV19 is here, there and everywhere to stay.
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Yes, and the variants are continuing to mutate into more contagious forms, contrary to what the experts told us in the beginning that viruses mutate into less contagions forms.
 
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Half of those infected by the Delta variant breakout in Israel were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. Obviously, it's not 95% effective against the Delta variant which made up to 90% of new infections - more like 50% effective.

www.wsj.com

Delta Variant Outbreak in Israel Infects Some Vaccinated Adults

Preliminary findings by Israeli health officials prompted the government to reimpose an indoor mask requirement and other measures to contain the highly transmissible strain of Covid-19.
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cavok said:
Half of those infected by the Delta variant breakout in Israel were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. Obviously, it's not 95% effective against the Delta variant which made up to 90% of new infections - more like 50% effective.

www.wsj.com

Delta Variant Outbreak in Israel Infects Some Vaccinated Adults

Preliminary findings by Israeli health officials prompted the government to reimpose an indoor mask requirement and other measures to contain the highly transmissible strain of Covid-19.
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If there are 200 new cases and 100 were vaccinated, that does not mean the vaccine in 50% effective.
You would need to know how many vaccinated people were exposed and didn't get infected, which is likely several thousands.

All of these efficacy and effective stats are misleading because an essential component is missing from the equation, number of exposed.
The only way to quickly get real numbers would be to conduct human challenge trials, where all of the subjects are intentionally exposed.
 
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cavok said:
Half of those infected by the Delta variant breakout in Israel were fully vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine. Obviously, it's not 95% effective against the Delta variant which made up to 90% of new infections - more like 50% effective.

www.wsj.com

Delta Variant Outbreak in Israel Infects Some Vaccinated Adults

Preliminary findings by Israeli health officials prompted the government to reimpose an indoor mask requirement and other measures to contain the highly transmissible strain of Covid-19.
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Not much of a breakout in Israel when the death toll is less than 1 person per week.
 
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Not much of a breakout in Israel when the death toll is less than 1 person per week.
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Breakout just refers to the number of new cases which jumped to 200 from 10 for most of the month of June. The Israelis consider it concerning enough that they imposed new restrictions. Plus, 90% of the cases were the Delta variant which has experts in many countries very worried.
 
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