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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #404 reports 78 new PCR cases for the Sunday, 26 April 2021 deadline. The low number of PCR tests reflects the government disposition that only allows one PCR test per year in effect as of 23 April 2021. The cases reported compare to the 7-day nationwide …

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President Luis Abinader was present for the inauguration of the expansion of manufacturing space from 3,600 square meters to 6,000 square meters at the Jabil manufacturing plant in Bajos de Haina, San Cristóbal, on the outskirts of the capital city. The Dominican plant is part of the expansion of the company’s healthcare manufacturing operations in …

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Public transport drivers will begin to be vaccinated against Covid-19 starting this Tuesday, 27 April 2021, the government announced in a press release. Presidency Minister Lisandro Macarrulla said that the drivers are highly vulnerable to getting infected. The drivers of all ages now have priority in the National Vaccination Plan. The Presidency says the government …

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Public Health Minister Daniel Rivera says that free PCR testing will continue to be available “to all who need this” at the hospitals that are part of the public hospital system. As of 23 April 2021, the Ministry of Public Health announced those covered by health plans (affiliated to ARSs) are only authorized to get …

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The president of the Dominican Association of Exporters (AdoExpo), Elizabeth Mena says exports totaled US$2.75 billion for the first quarter of the year. The total is up 9.7% compared to the first quarter of 2020. Mena said that March 2021 was a month with record figures. She said exports reached US$1.11 billion, compared to US$816 …

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Father Enrique Castillo, who directs the “Boys and Girls with Don Bosco” child welfare program, told El Dia that the program is struggling, after the Abinader administration reduced its budget from RD$40 million to RD$20 million. Castillo says they would have needed RD$60 million to carry out their plans to help children in need. Father …

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The rector of the Santo Domingo Autonomous University (UASD), Emma Polanco was in New York to inaugurate the offices of the UASD at the Dominican Consulate. She said the office will facilitate that thousands of students who left the country before graduating can complete their studies taking online courses. The offices will operate from the …

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In a Sunday, 25 April 2021 meeting of the former ruling party, the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) decided to back the inclusion of the three grounds for abortion in the Penal Code revision. Former President Danilo Medina, who is the president of the PLD, when President vetoed the Penal Code revisions for not including the …

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Internationally known Dominican poet, novelist and essayist Julia Alvarez has issued a statement supporting the inclusion of the three grounds for abortion in the Penal Code under review in the Dominican Congress. She pointed out that the absolute prohibition and criminalization of abortion violates the constitutional rights of Dominican women. She recalled that the country …

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The Superior Council of the Public Ministry of the Attorney General Office announced the suspending of the head prosecutor of Santiago, Jose Francisco Nuñez Ledesma and prosecutor Adris Socorro del Carmen Fernández Ortega for alleged serious mistakes at work. Núñez was under investigation by the inspector general of the Public Ministry. At the same time, …

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