2020 – Page 165

Upon releasing statistics on 18 May, Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas said the Ministry of Public Health continues to move along taking actions contemplated by the multiple instances within government that are establishing the health guidelines. He says the government is at a point where it has to find the fine balance to begin …

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Another 63 Dominican cruise ship crew members returned to La Romana port on board the Disney Magic Cruise of the Disney Line. The Dominican Port Authority says these are the last of crew that had been stranded on board the ships abroad. “With this group, 231 Dominicans have returned by way of La Romana Port,” …

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The president of the Central Electoral Board (JCE), Julio Cesar Castaños Guzman, said Monday that the institution received has been notified by the National Budget Office that RD$1.8 billion is available to organize the extraordinary congressional and presidential elections on 5 July 2020, as reported by N Digital. This is well below the amount of …

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The plenary of the Central Electoral Board announced on Monday, 18 May 2020 that it is giving political parties 24 hours to wrap up proposals for the absentee vote. The parties were told to present their arguments in favor and against in writing. The JCE has sustained there is no time nor conditions to carry …

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Since the start of the National State of Emergency, opposition party presidential candidate Luis Abinader has called for a national summit where Dominican leadership can meet to discuss the nation’s plan for going forward. The request has fallen on deaf ears, and the Medina administration has moved forward under the coverage of the National State …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #60 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 12,725 confirmed cases, 411 new confirmed cases and 434 deaths, including 6 new deaths. There are 2,040 patients are hospitalized, including 142 patients in intensive care units. The results are from 55,469 PCR diagnostic tests. Previous bulletin …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #59 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 12,314 confirmed cases, 204 new confirmed cases and 428 deaths, including zero new deaths reported. There are 2,002 patients are hospitalized, including 145 patients in intensive care units. The results are from 53,280 PCR diagnostic tests. Previous …

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As of Monday, 18 May, the Dominican Republic will be in lockdown 59 days. The state of emergency is extended from 18 May to 1 June 2020. The state of emergency eases government procurement and spending for situations created by the coronavirus. Widely overpriced procurement has marked the Medina administration contracting during the state of …

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The Presidency announced phase one of a four-phase plan to take activities to the new normal within the coronavirus epidemic. The measures respond to public pressure from non-essential businesses to reopen following safety guidelines. The President says the objective is to restore economic activities yet not stimulate a spike in coronavirus spreading. The President says …

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Social distancing, suspension of non-essential activities, closure of the country’s borders by air, sea and land, the evening curfew, limitations on public transportation and other safety measures are showing their effects in the economy, reports the Central Bank. The Central Bank reported on the impact of the coronavirus preventive measures at the start of the …

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