2020 – Page 214

Former Santo Domingo mayor Rafael (Fello) Suberví has tested positive for Covid-19. He joins the list of Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) politicians infected with the disease. Other high-ranking government officers are PRD president and Foreign Relations Minister Miguel Vargas Maldonado and deputy Foreign Minister Peggy Cabral. Suberví held the position of president of the board …

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The New York Times has dedicated an obituary in its Sunday, 29 March 2020, issue to Dominican fashion designer Jenny Polanco, in the collection of stories on “Those We’ve Lost” in the media. Polanco is one of the first to die of the Covid-19 epidemic in the Dominican Republic. She had picked up the virus …

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State university, UASD professors propose more research to determine local plants that could combat the Covid-19. The scientists say there is enormous potential for nutrition and immunological value of the medicinal plants that are commonly used in Dominican cooking. The multidisciplinary group said already there is much research that confirms the properties of many plants …

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Those living in the National District can access several food delivery services that have established Whatsapp groups to stay in touch with their old and new customers. These are vendors that are offering their services. The list has not been tested and is circulating in social media. DR1 shares this list for each person to …

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In these days of quarantine and curfew, the National Drug Control Agency (DNCD) announced the finding of 333 packages of what is suspect to be cocaine or heroin hidden in some bushes in Nigua, San Cristobal province, about half an hour from the capital city of Santo Domingo. The DNCD reports the drugs were found …

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Starting Saturday, 28 March 2020 and for the next 30 days, the public will be able to watch for free Dominican films in the Pelidom.com online platform. Owner of the service, Alfonso Rodriguez said the opening of the site for free viewing for the next 30 days is a way of contributing to entertain the …

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The Ministry of Public Health in its Bulletin No. 7 dated 26 March reports that there are 96 more new coronavirus disease cases in the Dominican Republic, for a total of 488 cases. Of these, 108 are in hospital isolation and 367 in self-isolation at home. The increase in total cases is the lowest increase …

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The new mayor-elect Siquio Ng, Bishop Fausto Ramón Mejía Vallejo, province governor Luis Núñez Pantaleón, provincial medical director Ramón Morisette Fabian and many others in the medical and media sectors have tested positive for Covid-19 in northeastern San Francisco de Macorís. Among the deaths that have not been reported are health sector activist Virgilio Lebrón …

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President Danilo Medina issued Decree 138-20 to extend the current curfew hours, which are from 8 pm to 5 pm. The new curfew hours are from 5 pm to 6 am. The measure says the curfew will be in effect from Friday, 27 March through 3 April 2020. The curfew is to ensure security and …

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The National Police reported on Thursday, 26 March 2020 the arrest of nearly 10,000 persons for breaking the curfew law. As of that date, curfew started at 8 pm and ended at 6 am on the following morning since 20 March. The Police announced that on Wednesday, 1,480 persons were arrested. The number is up …

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