2020 – Page 191

A press release from the US Embassy in Santo Domingo says the funding is to support epidemiological analysis and forecasting, identification and follow-up of contact tracing, as well as pandemic surveillance. This emergency humanitarian assistance will strengthen health care systems, protect the most vulnerable, and support the Dominican Republic’s efforts to combat the pandemic. Assistance …

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The death toll of persons consuming cheap, poorly-made liquor, has reached and probably passed 42 victims. And this is just over the past week. It is assumed that home confinement has led many persons to consume more alcoholic beverages than normal. And, with a much reduced cash flow, the cheaper the drink, the greater the …

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The mango trees will be full of mangos, but the annual Mango Expo is canceled. The Ministry of Agriculture says that the Organizing Committee for the Expomango 2020, in response to the Covid-19 reality and the resulting government regulations and restrictions has been obliged to cancel this year’s event. The exposition is held to coincide …

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According to Coronavirus Bulletin #28 of the Public Health Ministry’s Department of Epidemiology, the Dominican Republic has 3,614 confirmed cases, 328 new cases and 189 deaths. There are 588 patients hospitalized and 121 in intensive care units. Some 11,741 PCR diagnostic tests are accounted for in the official statistical bulletin that covers up to 15 …

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The Public Health Minister, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, denied that the DR’s health system is overwhelmed. He said the statistics show that there are 588 people hospitalized and 121 patients in intensive care units nationwide that may require ventilators. He said this indicates the demand is being met because there is a national capacity of …

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The Minister of Public Health is emphasizing social distancing and use of facial masks for the country to combat the spread of coronavirus during the hours allowed for essential circulation. The Dominican Republic is under a nationwide curfew from 5pm to 6am. While the Minister of Public Health had favored instating a total lockdown of …

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For the third time, President Danilo Medina will address the nation on the coronavirus on Friday evening. The speech has been scheduled for 9pm on Friday, 17 April 2020. The President has not been available for interviews from the press. This has been a constant throughout his entire two terms in the Presidency. His term …

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President Danilo Medina visited the Ministry of Defense’s Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Cybersecurity and Intelligence Center (C5i). The Presidency says the facilities will be used for the combat against the coronavirus epidemic. Medina supervised and received explanations from the executive director of the Emergency and Health Management Committee for Combating the Coronavirus, Dr. Amado Alejandro …

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Given that there are no legal restrictions for circulation from 5pm to 6am, many Dominicans have been abandoning the stay-at-home recommendations and traffic is again picking up on city streets. Coinciding with payday on 15 April, hundreds of thousands were seen shopping at supermarkets and making long lines at banks. Reports are that while major …

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In a press conference called on 16 April 2020, the leading opposition political party, the Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM), presented evidence of widespread corruption in government procurement under the special conditions in place during this State of Emergency. The PRM denounced that its technicians have been able to verify “serious irregularities” in the purchase tenders …

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