2020 – Page 197

Over the Easter weekend, the Ministry of Public Health released statistical bulletins with PCR test results: Bulletin #24 – Saturday, 11 April 2020 as of 6pm Confirmed cases 2,967, New cases 208, Deaths 173, PCR tests 9,275 San José de Ocoa gets its first case. Elías Piña is the only province without a positive-tested case. …

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The Public Health Minister, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, announced that next week coronavirus testing will be stepped up in the Dominican Republic. During the press conference on Sunday, 12 April 2020, he said that the jump in cases will give a more accurate reading of where the Dominican Republic is in its war on the …

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The ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) majority Senate had voted on Monday, 3 April 2020 to extend for another 25 days the State of Emergency in the country, established by Decree 134-20, that expires on 13 April 2020. Dissident senators of the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) requested that this be kept until 30 April …

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The numbers of local health care workers at public hospitals that have been sent home with symptoms of the new coronavirus continues on the rise. This is affecting the public hospitals at a time when demand for their services is at a maximum due to the epidemic. Dr. Manuel Elpidio Gil of the Morillo King …

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Banks are requiring customers to cover their faces to receive face-to-face services in branches and offices throughout the country, as part of the stepping up of protection measures for workers and clients against Covid-19. The Association of Commercial Banks of the Dominican Republic (ABA) and the Dominican League of Savings and Loan Associations (LIDAAPI) reported …

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The city government of the National District (ADN) announced it is implementing a novel system of disinfecting tunnels to try to counteract the spread of the coronavirus and bacteria. People have to walk through the tunnel before entering the market. City Mayor David Collado, whose term ends on 24 April 2020, was present for the …

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Authorities arrested dozens of persons and towed many vehicles for violation of the regulations regarding public gatherings during this National State of Emergency. The arrests were made at swimming places along streams and rivers in Bonao, San Jose de las Matas, Arroyo Hondo and Las Charcas in Santiago, as well as in La Vega, Jarabacoa, …

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During the celebrations of the Holy Friday services throughout the network of Catholic churches in the Dominican Republic, special attention is always given to the famous “Seven Words”, an allusion to the words spoken by Jesus Christ on the cross. Traditionally, the messages are focused on the spiritual needs of the community, however, this year …

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Dr. Roque Espaillat denounces that the local health authorities have purchased 180,000 medical waterproof coveralls for RD$3,211 pesos per unit. He said he had a quote from a top quality Chinese manufacturer that offers these for RD$750 per unit as of a quote dated 8 March 2020. Dr. Espaillat says the overpricing means the government …

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The presidential candidate for the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), Gonzalo Castillo, donated this Sunday, 12 April a block of 11,300 Covid-19 test kits to the Ministry of Public Health. The donation was announced in the name of his aviation company, Helidosa. As reported in N Digital, Castillo sent out a press release explaining that of …

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