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Joel de los Santos says members of the National Hotel & Tourism Association (Asonahores) are in touch with public health authorities to rent around 1,500 rooms located in closed hotels. De los Santos, who is a former president of Asonahores, says the offer is to use hotels in different areas of the country. He said …

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On occasion of World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April 2020, First Lady Cándida Montilla called for preventing the marginalization and social exclusion of children with autism as the world is affected by the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. She considered that the forced confinement imposed by the pandemic should not, however, make us forget our commitment …

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There are 1,109 reported cases of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic as of 6pm on 31 March 2020. Of these, 127 are hospitalized, 926 in home care, five have tested negative and sent home and 51 have died, for a 5% fatality rate. The Ministry of Public Health says that of 3,255 tests reported to …

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President Danilo Medina appointed Dr. Amado Alejandro Báez as advisor to the Executive Branch on public health, disaster systems and mass emergencies and critical care. Dr. Báez joins Dr. Jorge Marte, medical director at Cedimat, who was recently recruited to be part of the High Commission for the Prevention of the Coronavirus. Dr. Báez is …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas says the government expects to launch this week a National Coronavirus Volunteers Corps. The effort will organize all kinds of skilled persons who want to contribute to the war against the coronavirus. Dr. Sánchez Cárdenas said that an application would facilitate joining the organization and would be launched on …

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The coordinator of the High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus, Gustavo Montalvo, said in his daily televised address on Tuesday, 31 March 2020 that a bonus of RD$5,000 would be added to the wages of government workers that are working during the health crisis. Beneficiaries would be personnel of the Ministry of Public Health, …

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When commenting on the spike in cases this week in the province of La Vega, Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas observed how the number of cases in La Vega had doubled in days. He remarked that the spike in cases indicates “people are not getting the message that they need to keep social distance.” …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas says that the government will begin to gradually habilitate hospitals in the Ciudad Sanitaria Luis Aybar, a mega hospital complex built by the Medina administration. He said the hospital has several intensive care units and ventilators that can be used for Covid-19 patients. The public health minister did not …

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Ruling Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) presidential candidate Gonzalo Castillo has sent in a team to disinfect the city of San Francisco de Macoris. The city has the highest number of victims of the Covid-19 disease. The PLD lost the city government to the opposition Modern Revolutionary Party (PRM) in the 15 March municipal election. Mayor-elect …

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What is really going on that so few people have had access to testing for the Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic? On 30 March 2020, the coordinator of the High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus in the Dominican Republic, Gustavo Montalvo, welcomed donations but said that only the government is authorized to channel medical …

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