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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #334 reports 532 new PCR cases for the Monday, 15 February 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 759. The number of PCR-confirmed cases is at 231,095 for the 15 February bulletin. Labs carried out 3,205 first …

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President Luis Abinader was at the Ramon de Lara Air Force Base Hospital in San Isidro, eastern Santo Domingo, to be present when Public Health Minister Plutarco Arias vaccinated the first Dominican in the Dominican Republic. The deputy director of the hospital, Air Force internist, Ramón Familia Alcántara was the first physician to receive the …

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School teachers are included in the Phase I priority group for the Dominican Republic Vaccination Plan. Phase I calls for medical, military and police personnel, 60+ seniors + teachers older than 18 years to be vaccinated from March to April. The vaccinations would be in time for the next school year that begins in late …

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During the National Vaccination Plan presentation on Monday, 15 February 2021, President Luis Abinader said that the government has purchased vaccinations for Dominican citizens. When asked about the undocumented persons in the country, the President cited the red tape involved in the issuing of the vaccination cards each Dominican citizen will receive with details on …

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President Luis Abinader says the Dominican government is in conversations with Colombia and Panama to set up a Latin American manufacturing center to not be affected by a situation like the present Covid-19 vaccines scarcity. He said the country does not want to have to depend on foreign entities again in the future. President Abinader …

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The European Union has published the findings of the assessment carried out to determine the effects and efficiency of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the European Union and Cariforum member states. The evaluation covers the 10-year period (2008-2018) of the EPA. The Caribbean Forum of ACP States (Cariforum) is comprised of Antigua and Barbuda, …

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The music world celebrates the life of Johnny Pacheco. Born 25 March 1935 in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, Pacheco is recognized for his success in globalizing salsa and other tropical music. The Dominican musician founded the Fania All Stars to promote tropical Latin music. He died at 85 after being hospitalized for pneumonia …

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The former mayor of Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Chevry Youry Ralph, the former governor of the border city of Sacalasou, Werson Pierre, two officers of the Haitian Police, Antonine Maquendy and Wiquensont Despine seek status as refugees in the Dominican Republic. They irregularly crossed the border and were apprehended on the evening of 15 February 2021 by …

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The Ministry of Public Health’s Epidemiology Department Coronavirus Bulletin #333 reports 795 new PCR cases for the Sunday, 14 February 2021 deadline. The cases compare to the 7-day nationwide average for PCR confirmed cases that is 743. The number of PCR-confirmed cases is at 230,563 for the 14 February bulletin. Labs carried out 6,013 first …

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The Abinader administration has published a print version of the payments made from the National Treasury account on 15 February 2021. The Treasury account encompasses payments made by the central government, not so the decentralized government entities. The 64-page publication circulated today in Diario Libre and Listín Diario. It makes transparent payments made to government …

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