2020 – Page 204

Public Health Minister Sánchez Cárdenas announced in a press briefing on 6 April 2020 that all medics with permission to practice medicine in the Dominican Republic are now authorized to prescribe diagnostic tests for the Covid-19 virus. Previously, the lab test required that an epidemiologist, infectologist, internist or pneumologist write the prescription. Read more in …

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It is up to the National Education Council to decide what to do with the school year in the Dominican Republic. The Ministry of Education has rolled out virtual education programs. Many private schools are also continuing with classes online. But the reality is that hundreds of thousands of students do not have regular access …

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Medical plans will cover hospital room costs and physician fees as of 1 April 2020 in the Dominican Republic. The coverage includes those in intensive care units. Previously, patients had to cover the cost of hospitalization that is more commonly weeks not days. An agreement was recently reached with the private clinics association (Andeclip) and …

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The city government of the National District announced the reopening of the Mercado Nuevo fresh produce market on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6am to 1pm. Buyers and sellers need to use face masks and gloves to enter the market. New access roads are being used. Vehicles are only allowed to access by way of …

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The president of the National Confederation of Farm Producers (Confenagro), Eric Rivero says farms are having trouble in placing their produce. There is concern millions in produce will be damaged after the normal channels have been disrupted. Farms around the country have lost millions in orders by resorts and hotels around the country that shutdown …

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Carlos Pimentel, executive director of the civic watchdog group, Citizen Participation (Participacion Ciudadana) says the Covid-19 outbreak makes it impossible to hold the election on 17 May 2020. He says the pandemic has affected numerous preparatory activities on the electoral calendar. He made the observation when interviewed by Diana Lora and Patricia Solano for La …

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41-year old Joel Bladimir Fragoso miraculously escaped with his life after his car left the road and plunged into the Caribbean Sea at around Km. 14 of the Las Americas Expressway. He was able to break the glass window and get out in time. He called for help and was rescued. Rescue units threw him …

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The official numbers show the percentage of increase in positive cases and the numbers of deaths have leveled off. Public Health Minister, Dr. Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, on Friday, 3 April 2020 pointed to the only two new cases in Duarte province, the first province to have community transmission and where the disease had escalated. He …

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New York journalist Ramon Mercedes reports from New York that the Department of Health has established that Washington Heights is one of the most affected neighborhoods in Manhattan. A large number of Dominicans live in that neighborhood. Mercedes estimates the Dominican population is around 850,000 in New York City. Mercedes suggested the very gregarious nature …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas said one of the two inmates who died at La Victoria National Penitentiary had Covid-19 coronavirus. The other case still needs to be confirmed. In a press conference transmitted by digital media, he reported that in the past few hours some 192 rapid tests were performed in the Alaska …

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