2020 – Page 147

President Danilo Medina published Decree 213-20, extending the National State of Emergency for 17 more days, bringing this to 30 June 2020. In Decree 214-20, issues also on 12 June, the curfew is extended for 14 days, from Sunday, 14 June and through Saturday, 27 June 2020. As of Sunday, the curfew will be from …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #85 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 22,008 confirmed cases, 571 new confirmed cases from 105,016 PCR diagnostic tests. The tally of deaths is 568, including 7 new deaths, 5 of these in Greater Santo Domingo. 2,835 patients are hospitalized. Of these, 114 patients …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #84 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 21,437 confirmed cases, 629 new confirmed cases and 561 deaths, including 6 new deaths, 5 in Greater Santo Domingo and one in San Cristóbal. 2,788 patients are hospitalized. Of these, 124 patients are in intensive care units. …

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The media is tracing the many meetings, the presidential candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), Luis Abinader, had before testing positive for Covid-19. Abinader shared the news on the evening of 10 June 2020 in a short video on social media. His wife, Raquel Arbaje is also infected with the virus. The couple is …

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The Consulate of Spain in the Dominican Republic announced it will resume tourism visa services as of 15 June 2020. The Santo Domingo office announced those interested need to apply for an appointment online via the website or by calling 829 545-1159, 809 566-6450 or 809 566-3919. Documents need to be deposited from 8:30am to …

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From time to time, the media reports on the feat of fitting more than a dozen undocumented Haitians in a private vehicle. The border with Haiti is closed due to the Covid-19. As usual, people find ways to try to outwit the authorities and get to one of the cities where they hope to find …

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The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced the seizing of 492 pounds (223 kilos) of cocaine inside a container on board the Santo Domingo-San Juan, Puerto Rico ferry. The ship had arrived on 10 June to Puerto Rico. The CBP Contraband Enforcement Team inspected various containers arriving on the M/V Kydon and found …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #83 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 20,808 confirmed cases, 393 new confirmed cases and 550 deaths, including 6 new deaths, 5 in Greater Santo Domingo and one in San Cristóbal. 2,609 patients are hospitalized. Of these, 117 patients are in intensive care units. …

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The presidential candidate of the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) Luis Abinader and his wife Raquel Arbaje tested positive for Covid-19. Abinader shared the news on the evening of 10 June 2020 in a short video on social media. Their cases are mild and the couple will self-isolate. Abinader said his doctors are confident he will …

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There was no quorum on Wednesday, 10 June 2020 for passing the fifth extension of the National State of Emergency. The Presidency has requested a 17-day extension, from 14 June to 30 June. This would bring the State of Emergency to one day before the scheduled reopening of airports and the tourism industry on 1 …

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