2020 – Page 150

According to Coronavirus Bulletin #81 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 20,126 confirmed cases, 526 new confirmed cases and 539 deaths, including 1 new death in the National District. 2,471 patients are hospitalized. Of these, 112 patients are in intensive care units. The results are from 97,040 PCR …

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President Danilo Medina is requesting the fifth extension of the National State of Emergency. The request for the extension was sent to the Senate on Monday, 8 June 2020. The National State of Emergency is due to expire on Sunday, 14 June 2020. During the 8 June coronavirus press briefing, Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez …

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Covid-19 has triggered the deepest global recession in decades. While the ultimate outcome is still uncertain, the pandemic will result in contractions across the vast majority of emerging market and developing economies, says the World Bank in a recent report, Global Economic Prospects. The report forecasts the pandemic is causing lasting damage to labor productivity …

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The Central Bank reported that data from the Monthly Economic Activity Indicator (IMAE) reveals that from January to April 2020 the economic declined 7.5%. This is the result of inter-annual growth of 4.7% in January, 5.3% in February and then -9.4% in March and -29.8% in April 2020. The tourism industry has practically shut down, …

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Vice President of the Republic Margarita Cedeño announced on Monday, 8 June 2020 that she will take a leave of absence from her responsibilities as coordinator of the Government’s Social Cabinet to devote herself entirely to the campaign. Opposition parties had criticized the Vice President, who is the running mate on the ruling Dominican Liberation …

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Vice President Margarita Cedeño announced her office has received RD$5 million from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to strengthen the Dominican government’s “Stay Home” program and address economic and social consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. As reported, the funds were distributed to 2,700 households with children under five years old with disabilities as identified …

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The Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) presidential candidate, Luis Abinader, the frontrunner to win the 5 July presidential election, announced new strategies to create 600,000 formal jobs during his government. In the Dominican Republic most of the jobs are in the informal sector. In a statement made at the meeting with the National Business Council (Conep), …

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The new mayor of Santo Domingo East, Manuel Jimenez in an interview with Diario Libre tells about his plans for the city. Jimenez is mayor since 26 April 2020. He was elected in the 15 March election. Jimenez spoke of efforts to get the state university, the UASD, to set up a campus in East …

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Dominicans learned that US Ambassador Robin Bernstein has been recovering from breast cancer. In a tweet, the US Embassy shares the news and honors the ambassador: “The Embassy honors Ambassador Robin Bernstein, who overcame breast cancer in recent months and hopes to return to the Dominican Republic soon to continue serving her country and sharing …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #80 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 19,600 confirmed cases, 405 new confirmed cases and 538 deaths, including 2 new deaths in the province of Santo Domingo. 2,093 patients are hospitalized. Of these, 109 patients are in intensive care units. The results are from …

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