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Dominican factory makes 20,000 masks a day to prevent spread of Covid-19

The National Council of Export Free Zones (CNZFE) reports that 586 free zone export companies have closed. But those that manufacture medical devices continue in operation. Luisa Fernández, the executive director of CNZFE, says that just one company produces some 20,000 masks per day, serum drops and surgical sheets. She said other companies have sent …
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Telecom companies banned from cutting service for delays in payment, colmados banned from selling alcohol

The Medina government issued Decree 136-20 banning telecom companies from cutting their customers off for arrears in payments or from applying late charges. In the same decree issued on Monday, 23 March 2020 in the evening, the government also banned social gatherings and the consumption of alcoholic beverages in neighborhood shops, or “colmados.” The stores …
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Presidency bans firing government employees, authorizes circulation of essential good and service suppliers

On Monday, 23 March 2020, the Medina administration announced that the Ministry of Public Administration has issued a resolution suspending deadlines for administrative proceedings and prohibiting the firing of public workers, unless there are proven criminal cases. On Monday, the Medina administration issued Decree 135-20 that authorizes the circulation of people and vehicles related to …
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Decree 136-20 bans unilateral isolation of coronavirus-free towns

The High Commission for the Prevention of Coronavirus announced that Decree 136-20 outlaws actions being taken by provincial governors and city mayors to restrict entrance to their coronavirus-free provinces and cities. Montalvo was emphatic in stating that such unilateral, uninformed and disorganized measures “do not help, are not necessary and will not be allowed”. He …