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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #348 reports 203 new PCR cases for the Monday, 1 March 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 570. For 12 consecutive days, the number of PCR reported cases has kept under 1,000. The number of PCR-confirmed …

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The government issued Decree 133-21 that relaxes the Covid-19 lockdown measures, reducing curfew hours. Businesses are ordered to close at 9pm and allowed to reopen at 5am Monday to Friday. On Saturdays and Sundays, the schedule is closing at 7pm and reopening at 5am. This gives businesses two more hours to remain open. The previous …

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President Luis Abinader appointed Dr. Daniel Enrique de Jesús Rivera Reyes his minister of Public Health. The appointment is in Decree 132-21. Rivera was named three days after President Abinader removed Dr. Plutarco Arias following the Covid-19 syringes tender scandal. The Anti Administrative Corruption Agency (Pepca) is investigating the cancelled tender. Rivera Reyes is a …

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The Dominican Government reported on the first weeks of the National Vaccination Plan against COVID-19 (Vacúnate RD) during a press conference at the Presidential Palace. More than 70,000 have been vaccinated throughout the country. Vice President Raquel Peña said that Phase IA and Phase IB have been completed, with almost the totality of the Covid-19 …

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Foreigners with legal residence in the Dominican Republic have the same right to be vaccinated here as Dominican citizens, says Dr. José Natalio Redondo, president of the Tourism Cluster of Puerto Plata. Dr. Redondo also presides the Grupo Rescue that is affiliated to major private hospitals in Puerto Plata, La Romana and Punta Cana. Dr. …

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The Monetary Board announced RD$25 billion in low-cost new loans and refinancing of productive sectors. The breakdown is RD$5 billion to the construction sector, RD$5 billion to the mortgage bank sector for low-cost housing (up to RD$3.8 million), RD$5 billion to commerce, RD$5 billion to micro and small business and RD$5 billion to manufacturers that …

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President Luis Abinader received the credentials of the ambassadors of Canada, South Korea and Russia on 1 March 2021. The ceremony took place at the Ambassadors’ Hall of the Presidential Palace. The ambassadors also met with Vice President Raquel Peña and Foreign Relations Minister Roberto Alvarez. Ambassador Lee Inho was ambassador to El Salvador prior …

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Punta Cana International Airport (PUJ) again has received the ACI Award for Best Airport by Size and Region. The award is in the 5-15 million passengers category. 2020 is the fifth consecutive year for which the east coast airport receives the award. The Punta Cana International Airport is the country’s largest in size and number …

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The head of the Specialized Prosecutor’s Office for the Prosecution of Administrative Corruption (Pepca), Wilson Camacho, submitted a recuse recourse against two of the three judges of the First Court of the National District that is hearing the US$92 million bribes scandal trial. The recused judges are Tania Yunes and Jissel Naranjo after witness Julián …

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The two Dominicans that had been kidnapped for six days in Haiti are back home in Haina. “Only we and God know what we went through,” Maicol Campusano Féliz, told El Caribe reporters on 1 March 2021. He and his brother Antonio were kidnapped when they were traveling with a film convoy of around 15 …

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