2020 – Page 208

Social media and investigative journalists have been on the case of millionaire purchases of supplies under the State of Emergency scheme due to the Covid-19 virus crisis. Investigative journalists Nuria Piera and Altagracia Salazar have been sharing details on these cases. Investigative journalist Nuria Piera presents several cases of calls for orders lasting just hours …

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Somos Pueblo online portal reports that the National Institute of Integrated Care for Early Childhood (Inaipi), published a call for bids for RD$100 million for the purchase of 40,000 raw food kits. The media says that the bid was posted at 6pm and closed by 9am the next day. In the Dominican Republic there is …

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As reported in Listin Diario, the president of the board of directors of the Dominican Oil Refinery (Refidomsa), Felix Jimenez (Felucho), says that local demand has dropped from an average of 2.1 million barrels per month to 700,000 42-gallon barrels. He said this is a third of what it was in the past. Jimenez said …

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The shutdown of the Mercado Nuevo of Av. Duarte has left the Merca Santo Domingo as the leading fresh produce market in the country. Reports are that customers have doubled. Deputy Administrator José Armando Bencosme and chief of operations Arcadio Taveras say that protocols to avoid the spread of the Covid-19 virus are being kept. …

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San José de Ocoa is one of three provinces where as of yet no case of the new coronavirus has been confirmed. Its authorities hope to keep it that way. The landlocked province can be accessed from five provinces. The authorities are fumigating and disinfecting all vehicles that are allowed to enter. They are questioning …

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The Ministry of Public Health reports there are now 1,284 confirmed cases of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic as of 31 March 2020 at 6pm, according to Coronavirus Bulletin #13. The number of cases is 175 more than the previous 1,109. Of these, 147 persons are hospitalized and another 1,071 are monitored while in self-isolation …

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The Diagnostic Center for Advanced Medicine, Medical Conferences and Telemedicine (Cedimat) reported the enabling one of their two buildings and an emergency room for the reception and treatment of patients with Covid-19. The center sent photos of the cardiovascular center at Cedimat. In a statement to the press, Cedimat general director Milagros Ureña said the …

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The Dominican Republic manufactures thousands of surgical masks, medical gowns and ventilators in its export free zones. A report in El Dia reveals that the country has the capacity to produce the medical devices the country needs to overcome the coronavirus health crisis. The Dominican Republic is already among the top five suppliers to the …

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Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas reported that the Dominican Republic will use its presidency of the United Nations Security Council, which began on Wednesday, 1 April 2020 and runs through May, to promote a broad dialogue and discussion on the threat represented by the global Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Vargas is recovering from the disease himself. This …

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The Central Bank donated RD$4.3 million to the Center for Emergency Operations (COE) and the Plaza de la Salud General Hospital. This includes RD$2 million to the COE for acquiring equipment and devices to protect its personnel and RD$2.3 million donated to Plaza de la Salud to be used to purchase ventilators and rapid response …

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