The chikungunya cold virus has spread nationwide with cases detected in all provinces with the exception of Montecristi and Dajabon in the northwest, as reported in Hoy. Most patients are being treated for the acute cold at home. Some 53,000 people were registered seeking treatment at hospitals for the joint pain effect of the cold.
It is expected that around seven million of the country’s 10 million inhabitants will catch the cold and develop immunity.