On Monday 12 May journalists from the provinces were able to participate in the weekly Monday meeting between the press and the Presidential communications team for the very first time.
Now, in order to take part, members of the press no longer need to be physically present at the Presidential Palace, as all public activities held at the Palace will be transmitted live on the Internet with sign language interpretation at envivo.presidencia.gob.do.
Edwin Medina from San Juan de la Maguana and Hector Rodriguez de Moca asked the Minister of Public Health, Freddy Hidalgo questions via Skype about what the public needed to know about how to protect themselves against the chikungunya virus.
Next Monday, 19 May Dominican journalists based in New York will also be able to take part in the media briefing.
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