2020 – Page 160

The Public Health Minister is optimistic the country will be able to advance to phase 2 of the economic recovery plan. The new phase allows for sports betting bars to open, more businesses in shopping malls, and private collective transport as of Wednesday, 3 June. The same health protocols (face masks, physical distancing, hygiene practices) …

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Economy Minister Juan Ariel Jiménez led a virtual meeting with specialists from the health sector of Costa Rica to learn from their Covid-19 experience in applying tests, pharmacological protocols and good practices in the use of mechanical ventilation Jimenez said this is part of rounds of international experience exchanges to support the local efforts to …

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The Tax Agency (DGII) announces it is now operating Monday to Friday from 8am to 3pm. The DGII encourages people to access the DGII by email or telephone. The DGII says that if necessary an appointment will be made for a consultation in person. The DGII had suspended face-to-face services for the Covid-19 virus. DGII …

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On Friday, 23 May 2020, investigative journalist Edith Febles asked for an interview with the director of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE), Brigade General Juan Manuel Méndez García. All of a sudden, several procurement contracts awarded by the COE and published on the Procurement Agency website were canceled. The cancelations are in line with …

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The Reformist Social Christian Party (PRSC) returns to the coveted slot #3 in the presidential ballot. The Central Electoral Board (JCE) announced the decision (Resolution 51-2020) on Monday, 25 May The Superior Administrative Court (TSA) had issued Resolution # 0030-03-2020 on 21 May 2020, which ruled the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) should be in slot …

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The National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE) has been campaigning for a public debate between the presidential candidates. The organization sucessfully staged a debate among candidates to mayor for the National District with the participation of all candidates. Radhames Martínez Álvarez, president of ANJE, says that the face to face debate has been prepared to …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #66 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 14,801 confirmed cases, 379 new confirmed cases and 458 deaths. 2,295 patients are hospitalized, including 122 in intensive care units. The results are from 67,940 PCR diagnostic tests. Previous bulletin results for weekend days have been: • …

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The crucial number that measures Covid-19 spread in a country has dropped to around half the global average. In the Dominican Republic the R number is 1.2 to 1.4, compared to global standard of 2.5, says Economy Minister Juan Ariel Jiménez. The R number measures the number of people that one infected person is likely …

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The Superintendence of Health and Labor Risks (Sisalril) that supervises health providers says that any person who has been charged for the PCR diagnostic test for Covid-19 can claim reimbursement with their plan. The test is covered by all health plans. The Sisalril says that the tests still need to be indicated by a physician …

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The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic has begun a process to sterilize money in circulation in the country. The Central Bank reports the purchase of a state-of-the-art machine that uses germicidal ultraviolet light (UVC). The Central Bank governor, Hector Valdez Albizu, gave the official start to the process with the push of a button …

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