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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas confirmed in the press briefing on 31 March 2020 that a six-month old baby died of coronavirus in the Dominican Republic on Saturday, 28 March 2020. . The baby died at the Robert Reid Cabral Children’s Hospital. Diario Libre reports the baby was from San Pedro de Macoris. It …

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The president of the Dominican-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Roberto Santana, urged that the province of San José de Ocoa establish roadblocks at its five entry points so that it remains Covid-19 free. The province is just one of five where people have not yet tested positive for the fearful disease. Santana is a native of …

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City Mayor David Collado announced the shutdown of the Mercado Nuevo at Av. Duarte. The fresh produce market had been in operation since 1973. Thousands of persons congregated there daily, making it a significant focus of infection of the Covid-19. Mayor David Collado said the shutdown is part of the World Health Organization protocols the …

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The Dominican Republic’s power regulator is giving the Public Electricity Corporation (CDEEE) additional time to complete the operational tests required for the interconnection to the national grid, the National Interconnected Electrical System (SENI). The Presidency had announced the 752MW coal-fired Punta Catalina thermoelectric central would have been inaugurated on 16 March 2020. The new provisional …

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There are 901 reported cases of Covid-19 in the Dominican Republic as of 6pm on 29 March 2020. Of these, 136 are hospitalized, 719 in home care, four have tested negative and 42 have died, for a 5% fatality rate. Covid-19 diagnostic tests are still very limited in the Dominican Republic. Since the first case …

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Minister of the Presidency Gustavo Montalvo announced on Monday, 30 March 2020 new measures. He is the president of the High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus. He expressed appreciation to the entities that are offering donations of medicines and medical supplies. All private initiative is welcome and more important than ever, he said. And …

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Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas explained that Dominican statistics on Covid-19 will change once more diagnostic tests become available. Once more tests are carried out hundreds more of persons with Covid-19 virus are expected to be detected. At the same time, the death rate will decline for the country. This is because the Covid-19 …

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Experts say the explanation for the high number of positive cases is that several circumstances combined for a perfect storm situation for the virus. Take a country with very large numbers of expats and tourists traveling in and out, the best air connections in the Caribbean and Central America, a booming cruise ship business, and …

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The city government of the National District announced that produce markets will only open on Mondays and Thursdays. The schedule applies to the Duarte, Modelo, Honduras, Los Guandules, Cristo Rey and Villa Consuelo markets that will open Mondays and Tuesdays until 2pm. Read more in Spanish:El Dia 31 March 2020

Public Health Minister Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas turned down a request from sectors in San Francisco de Macorís to import doctors from Cuba. During the press briefing, the minister explained the country has the human resources it needs to tackle the situation. He explained the Ministry of Public Health in collaboration with the United States Center …

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