{"id":154815,"date":"2021-03-12T06:30:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T10:30:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/wordpress\/?p=154815"},"modified":"2021-03-12T09:11:48","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T13:11:48","slug":"minister-of-education-mentions-the-first-towns-where-schools-could-reopen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dr1.com\/news\/2021\/03\/12\/minister-of-education-mentions-the-first-towns-where-schools-could-reopen\/","title":{"rendered":"Minister of Education mentions the first towns where schools could reopen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Education Minister Roberto Fulcar announced the municipalities that the government is targeting to prepare for in-person schooling starting 6 April 2021. The Ministry of Education has said the process of returning to the classrooms will be a gradual one, taking into account the ongoing behavior of the Covid-19 and the positivity rate and infections per 100K people reported over the last 7 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fulcar has said that the first to resume in-person schooling will be in municipalities where the 14-day positivity rate is no more than 5% and the 7-day infections per 100K people is 50 or less. He says this is what the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) recommends. He said every student will need a written consent from the father, mother or guardian. \u201cIt is a voluntary return,\u201d he said when interviewed on the morning radio talk show, \u201cEl Sol de la Ma\u00f1ana.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furcal mentioned 48 municipalities in 24 of 32 provinces and the National District where schools could reopen. Leading the list are the provinces of Monte Plata with 5 municipalities, Independencia (4 municipalities), and Espaillat, Saman\u00e1, San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa, and Barahona with 3 municipalities, as reported in El Caribe. The cities of Moca, Bonao and Samana, S\u00e1nchez, Miches, Monte Plata, Jiman\u00ed, and Pedernales are included. Of the touristic cities, Saman\u00e1 and Las Terrenas made the list, also R\u00edo San Juan, all on the north coast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The in-person reopening of schools will depends on these municipalities keeping low the spread of the disease.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The municipalities where the authorities will be working to authorize school re-openings are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Azua: T\u00e1bara Arriba
Bahoruco: Tamayo
Barahona: Cabral, El Pe\u00f1on, Paraiso
El Seibo: Miches
El\u00edas Pi\u00f1a: Comendador, B\u00e1nica
Espaillat: Jamao al Norte, Cayetano Germos\u00e9n, Moca
Independencia: Postrer R\u00edo, Duverg\u00e9, La Descubierta, Jiman\u00ed
La Romana: Guaymate, Villa Hermosa
La Vega: Jima Abajo
Mar\u00eda Trinidad S\u00e1nchez: R\u00edo San Juan
Monse\u00f1or Nouel: Bonao
Montecristi: Villa V\u00e1squez, Las Matas de Santa Cruz
Monte Plata: Peralvillo, Sabana Grande de Boy\u00e1, Yamas\u00e1, Bayaguana, Monte Plata
Pedernales: Oviedo, Pedernales
Puerto Plata: Guananico, Altamira,
Saman\u00e1: Saman\u00e1, Las Terrenas, S\u00e1nchez
San Crist\u00f3bal: Cambita Garabitos,
San Juan de la Maguana: Vallejuelo, Las Matas de Farf\u00e1n
San Pedro de Macor\u00eds: Los Llanos
S\u00e1nchez Ram\u00edrez: Cevicos
Santiago: Bison\u00f3, Sabana Iglesia
Santiago Rodr\u00edguez: Villa Los Alm\u00e1cigos
Santo Domingo: San Antonio de Guerra, Pedro Brand
San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa: Rancho Arriba, Sabana Larga, San Jos\u00e9 de Ocoa
Valverde: Esperanza<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This list is subject to change, says Fulcar. He said the Ministry of Public Health is giving priority to vaccinate public school teachers, health care workers and seniors in those municipalities that are preparing for the reopening of the schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more in Spanish:
El Caribe<\/a>
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11 March 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Education Minister Roberto Fulcar announced the municipalities that the government is targeting to prepare for in-person schooling starting 6 April 2021. The Ministry of Education has said the process of returning to the classrooms will be a gradual one, taking into account the ongoing behavior of the Covid-19 and the positivity rate and infections per … <\/p>\n

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