Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas said that the five travelers who had arrived after being recently in China and who were isolated at the Ramón de Lara Military Hospital were released after it was confirmed they did not have the coronavirus. Of 17 travelers, the five were kept under observation following the protocols in the case of highly contagious viruses. The others were under domiciliary monitoring.
Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas recommended against traveling to China to avoid the coronavirus. The US State Department also issued a travel recommendation asking US citizens and residents not to travel to China due to the Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) first identified in Wuhan, China. It cites that on 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization had determined the outbreak was spreading rapidly and is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC).
He said there are five hospitals in the Dominican Republic that can treat patients with coronavirus. These are Hospital General y de Especialidades Nuestra Señora de la Altagracia in Higüey; the Ramón de Lara Military Hospital of the Air Force in eastern Santo Domingo; the Marcelino Vélez public hospital in western Santo Domingo; the Cabral y Báez public hospital in Santiago and the Ricardo Limardo in Puerto Plata.
The Ministry of Public Health says that passengers arriving after a stopover in China, regardless of their nationality, will only be admitted when they fly into Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) or Las Americas International Airport (SDQ), the country’s two main airports.
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