Coronavirus - In the DR

[cavok]

Mr. Andre and all, allow me to present this situation in a different light, which may assist you in seeing things from an alternative perspective. I was going to create a new thread line regarding this situation, but my first hand, factual information will do just as well here within this one. No need to create further clutter.

While the Covid Curfew may not seem to be necessary for those persons who's recreational activities are being infringed upon, and others whom believe it is fruitless to try and address minimalizing violence and/or vehicular accidents through these measures, you must be made aware that there is a severe shortage of blood within blood banks throughout the nation.

Most often injuries inflicted through violent means, and vehicular accidents result in a need for blood. Blood which must be purchased through blood banks. Due to the last several months of Covid related activities, blood banks are operating with bare minimum supply levels, along with some blood types being unavailable throughout several provinces.

Just this past week, I assisted an employee who needed Type B+ blood for a family member. Although the blood was needed in La Romana, there was none to be found within LR, the surrounding provinces, nor Santo Domingo as well. More than 20 blood banks were contacted in search of this supply, all with negative results. I was finally able to acquire two pints and have it transported by a contact residing in Barahona. My employee's family member was allowed to proceed with his imperative surgical procedure, and I am happy to say he is recovering well at this point in time.

The Covid Curfew, while despised and ridiculed by some, is addressing several behind the curtain concerns, and this needs to be understood........even if it is a spoiler for your recreational activities. Minimalizing violence and/or vehicular accidents to protect the precious available blood supply is just one of those behind the curtain concerns, and may save your life as well.

I understand your point, but I find it quite ironic that citizens are being forced to sacrifice due to the almost complete ineptitude of the government to do much of anything to curtail these senseless accidents caused by wreckless and irresponsible drivers here. I believe the DR has the worst record in Latin America in this regard.

I'm in favor of a curfew, just not one that begins so early. Restaurants are suffering more than most. If the curfew began at, say 10pm, restaurants could at least get in a dinner hour. They're bleeding profusely and could use a transfusion, too.

 

[El Rey de Mangu]

I understand your point, but I find it quite ironic that citizens are being forced to sacrifice due to the almost complete ineptitude of the government to do much of anything to curtail these senseless accidents caused by wreckless and irresponsible drivers here. I believe the DR has the worst record in Latin America in this regard.

I'm in favor of a curfew, just not one that begins so early. Restaurants are suffering more than most. If the curfew began at, say 10pm, restaurants could at least get in a dinner hour. They're bleeding profusely and could use a transfusion, too.

There is no reason for a.late curfew. Better to make it 4pm. 8pm is useless unless the goal is to keep the drunks off the road at night And less movement at the puntos

 

[cavok]

There is no reason for a.late curfew. Better to make it 4pm. 8pm is useless unless the goal is to keep the drunks off the road at night And less movement at the puntos

Why stop there? 24 hour lockdown!

 

[El Rey de Mangu]

Why stop there? 24 hour lockdown!

Jeez give me some time to do a beer run

 

[scot_tosh]

Well now, hopefully you and others that need to, add it to the top of your "Things To Do" weekly list, if you are the sort.
Sounds funny, but it is a short, quick process. May take a while longer due to Covid, but we will all have some free time over the next 45 days during the new SOE. Why not do something productive, and potentially life saving for yourself and/or others?
Call your local clinica or blood bank to ask before visiting.

Maybe people should campaign for a blood bank to be set up which is free to all. As a European i'm disgusted that the availability of blood in an emergency depends on your bank balance.

 

[windeguy]

There is no reason for a.late curfew. Better to make it 4pm. 8pm is useless unless the goal is to keep the drunks off the road at night And less movement at the puntos

The curfew will have an effect if CV19 is only active at night.

Here is a report that will be somewhat controversial , allegedly from a Swiss virologist about Fauci and "everyone being wrong".

https://www.dropbox.com/s/7gsl429e9ra9v1i/Swiss Professor Dr . Beda M. Stadler explains why everyone at Corona was wrong and is still wrong.pdf?dl=0&fbclid=IwAR0Tefg_WzbXpfGUzvgvvlErnSH9JTpGiz2lHyVSkH46ROhyT9Aefc0d864

 

[windeguy]

These people don't realize they need to obey the curfew or CV19 will surely get them:

Caos en el transporte y muchos apresados en primer día del nuevo toque de queda

Parecía que a la población se le olvidó la hora en que comenzaba la restricción que busca reducir la alta tasa de COVID-19 Los agentes no eran suficientes para aplicar la medida

www.diariolibre.com

 

[El Rey de Mangu]

These people don't realize they need to obey the curfew or CV19 will surely get them:

Caos en el transporte y muchos apresados en primer día del nuevo toque de queda

Parecía que a la población se le olvidó la hora en que comenzaba la restricción que busca reducir la alta tasa de COVID-19 Los agentes no eran suficientes para aplicar la medida

www.diariolibre.com

This is nothing new for Santo Domingo. As I said yesterday as well, no restriction will help if you don't have the infrastructure and resources ready to enforce. useless as tits on a bull.

 

[lifeisgreat]

Maybe people should campaign for a blood bank to be set up which is free to all. As a European i'm disgusted that the availability of blood in an emergency depends on your bank balance.

Yes it’s sad ...couple yrs ago a bunch of us went to donate at cmc we know at least 6 people donated that we know about ..rest of donated blood which wasn’t used went to blood bank for sale we learned..kinda disappointing but hopefully helped someone

 

[Lobo Tropical]

This is nothing new for Santo Domingo. As I said yesterday as well, no restriction will help if you don't have the infrastructure and resources ready to enforce. useless as tits on a bull.

CV19 highlights every countries capability, of social, medical and economic systems.
Who they are and how they are able to cope is evident to anyone with a minimum of analytical powers.

 

[El Rey de Mangu]

Maybe people should campaign for a blood bank to be set up which is free to all. As a European i'm disgusted that the availability of blood in an emergency depends on your bank balance.

Imagine the Dominicans who have to sell their lives up to pay 200,000 pesos to a private clinic for a family member where the acute care was so good they passed away.

 

[lifeisgreat]

Imagine the Dominicans who have to sell their lives up to pay 200,000 pesos to a private clinic for a family member where the acute care was so good they passed away.

Do they go after family members to pay up? I know a gringo who died alone in DR his place wasn’t worth a lot maybe $120000 US , he spent his last days 6 weeks between two hospitals ..his daughter and son didn’t come to claim inheritance because they would have to pay all outstanding bills first and wasn’t worth it...

 

[aarhus]

CV19 highlights every countries capability, of social, medical and economic systems.
Who they are and how they are able to cope is evident to anyone with a minimum of analytical powers.

I was saying before the pandemic that the DRs health care system or lack of it what by far its biggest problem. Even more than education. I think it shows more now.

 

[Andre14615]

I was saying before the pandemic that the DRs health care system or lack of it what by far its biggest problem. Even more than education. I think it shows more now.

Absolutely.

 

[Neargale]

I'm in

I am guilty of not knowing my blood type

Of course this could be another reason to get residency... so that you can get your Dominican Drivers license which contains your blood type. Yes, they do a finger prick when you get your license! Then you can legally drive on the DR roads, get into an accident, need blood urgently... then they can look at your drivers license and give you the right blood type... oh boy.

 

[GringoRubio]

From the puerto plata rumor mill:

- young nurse that worked at the public hospital died of Covid-19 this morning.
- two dead in padre granero.
- a doctor and her husband have mild cases (live on my street).

 

[El Rey de Mangu]

From the puerto plata rumor mill:

- young nurse that worked at the public hospital died of Covid-19 this morning.
- two dead in padre granero.
- a doctor and her husband have mild cases (live on my street).

I had those kind of news sources before. You know the lady two houses down who's always at the juice lady's stand informing the owner who's pegando cuernos, whose kid got arrested and what guy beat his wife because he was coked up.

 

[GringoRubio]

I had those kind of news sources before. You know the lady two houses down who's always at the juice lady's stand informing the owner who's pegando cuernos, whose kid got arrested and what guy beat his wife because he was coked up.

that's why I labeled it as the rumor mill. If it was a reputable source, I would have mentioned that as well.

 

[DR Solar]

Some of you make reporting facts difficult.

 

[El Rey de Mangu]

that's why I labeled it as the rumor mill. If it was a reputable source, I would have mentioned that as well.

Yes you are correct. I was envisioning what my rumor mill used to sound like back in Cab