Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera says that Covid-19 is now endemic to the Dominican Republic. Speaking in Salcedo, Hermanas Mirabal province, as part of the activities connected to the “Ruta de Salud” program created by the Ministry, Rivera urged people to understand it is another of the diseases the country needs to learn to live with and prevent. The Ministry has flu and Covid-19 vaccines to prevent the spread of the virus. The Minister says that people should not be alarmed with unfounded rumors that circulate on social media.
The Dominican Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery had alerted earlier about the increase in cases of Covid-19 and viral respiratory processes. The lung specialists recommended people return to wearing masks in closed places, especially where there are many people. The intention is to protect the elderly, pregnant women and the vulnerable.
Yet, Dr. Jorge Marte Baez of Cedimat, the leading public-private hospital in Santo Domingo, stated that the data available to the authorities do not represent a situation that is cause for alarm. Marte Baez is the health advisor to President Luis Abinader.
“There is no doubt that there is an increase in cases, but this is not the first time that there are increases in passing cases in the last two months and that increase lasts for days and fades away. We cannot predict it will be the same, but what we can know is that the number of cases requiring hospital admission remains the same,” Marte Baez told Diario Libre reporters.
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Diario Libre
5 June 2023