Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas says that as of 24 March there is no reason to announce the suspending of the 17 May presidential and congressional election. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announces on 24 March that it is closing for two days of sanitizing the entity. It announces preparations continue for the elections.
Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) presidential candidate Luis Abinader calls for a government of unity to deal with the virus. He says the party is not looking for jobs. His party announces they are looking into ways to purchase 40,000 Covid-19 test kits. After the 15 March municipal election, polls showed Abinader was likely to win in a first round of the election, and more than doubles the voter preference compared to his closest rival, Gonzalo Castillo of the PLD.
PLD presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo helps airlift Dominicans caught in Cuba when that country declares a national quarantine. Earlier, he had said he would be allotting RD$20 million to assist medical services, and mentions the Cruz Jiminián clinic as one of the beneficiaries. The medical director of the Cruz Jiminián clinic is interned for dengue at the Plaza de la Salud and is being tested for the new coronavirus.
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25 March 2020