2020 – Page 170

According to Coronavirus Bulletin #53 of the Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 10,634 confirmed cases, 287 new confirmed cases and 393 deaths. There are 1,975 patients hospitalized, including 131 persons in intensive care units, and of these, 62 are on ventilators. There were five new confirmed Covid-19 deaths nationwide. …

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It was apparent from his statements during the Tuesday, 11 May 2020 coronavirus press briefing that Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas is not as informed as one would suppose he should be. Dr. Sánchez Cárdenas had told reporters that the antibody tests carried out on residents in the La Cienaga slum area in Santo …

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According to the Oxford Stringency Index, the Dominican Republic ranks at 92.72, one of the highest in the Americas. The DR is part of the Central American block, that includes Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador that are also above 92 points on the Oxford Stringency Index. In the Americas, Argentina, Ecuador Puerto Rico, Peru and …

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Labor unions, officers of the Ministry of Labor, representatives of the leading religious churches, and Dominican big business met on Monday, 11 May 2020 at the Presidency to listen to recommendations regarding the gradual phasing of a reopening of the Dominican economy. Media reports have been highlighting that every day more people seem to have …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sanchez Cárdenas announced the government has scheduled a Thursday, Friday and Saturday (14-16 May 2020) coronavirus operation in Santo Domingo to zero in on areas where there are outbreaks. Greater Santo Domingo has the highest number of cases in the Dominican Republic, with around 45% of all confirmed cases. The Minister …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas gave the good news that for the first time in several weeks, the country’s leading pediatric hospital, the Dr. Roberto Reid Cabral Hospital in the National District has discharged all children with the diseas During the 11 May 2020 coronavirus press briefing, Dr. Sánchez Cárdenas said that there are …

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The Public Health Minister, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, said that the Ministry is in conversations with the president of the Dominican Medical Association regarding the use of ivermectin to treat early phase Covid-19 patients. We are awaiting information to reach an agreement for the use of the pharmaceutical, he said. He explained that for the …

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The Ministry of Education announced it is receiving a shipment of 350,000 computers, laptops and netbooks to distribute to elementary and high school students nationwide. The Ministry says they are just waiting for the National Emergency State to end to begin the delivery to the devices to public school students. The Ministry says the donations …

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The Ministry of Environment issued Resolution #0006/2020 provisionally suspending the cutting and transportation of logs from plantations and forest management plans throughout the country. Environmental groups had criticized the wood was being taken to sawmills and alerted authorities to irregularities.The Ministry says the resolution is issued during this time of drought. Resolution # 0006/2020 still …

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Tourism Minister Francisco Javier García says the Ministry of Tourism and the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) are working on a health safety protocol that will be applied nationwide as soon as hotels are cleared to reopen. García said several meetings have taken place to discuss general guidelines. “I am convinced that once all …

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