Dominican Republic COVID-19 Updates 25th September 2020

Dominican Republic COVID-19 Updates 25th September 2020

This post is made up of various reports from the government that will give both investors and tourists a good insight as to what the effects of COVID-19 are on both both people that live here and travelers.

The first item is about the province of Samana which Las Terrenas is located in, we have seen very few infections a only three deaths dated 25th September 2020.

The measures implemented by our Government are working with teh current curfew ending this Sunday!

The wearing of masks and social distancing will continue as will testing.

Dominican Republic COVID-19 Updates 25th September 2020 the Dominican Government published this Monday, for the first time, a COVID-19 medical bulletin focused on the tourist areas of the country, to expose the low incidence of the disease in these regions and try to promote the reactivation of this economic sector, the main country.
The bulletin, prepared by the Ministry of Public Health, highlights that in the last week 36 new infections were registered in the five main tourist regions of the country. Since the start of the pandemic, 227 people have died in these regions from the coronavirus, of which two were registered in the last 24 hours, specifically in the Cabarete and Sosúa area, in the north of the country.
The Punta Cana region, the country’s main tourist pole, had 5 new infections in the last week, according to the bulletin data. The document highlights that tourist areas accounted for 0.8% of all infections during the week, “which shows a much lower level of risk in these locations.”

 

Dominican Republic COVID-19 Updates 25th September 2020

Tuesday, September 15, the Dominican Government’s Recovery Plan began to reactivate the arrival of tourists to the country in the face of a special situation, the coronavirus pandemic.

To ensure that the new measures in the air terminals of the tourist areas are complied with, the Minister of Tourism, David Collado, toured the Las Américas, La Romana International and Punta Cana airports.

Listín Diario accompanied Collado and verified that thermometers and breath tests are a hope for the industry without chimneys to regain its splendor.

Collado, who shows great compatibility with the private sector, assured that health protocols are being followed.

The public-private alliance is being promoted more rigorously so that close to 150,000 jobs are not lost that would be at stake if tourism is paralyzed.

One of the government’s strategies has been for all tourism stakeholders to work hand in hand in favor of the tourist regaining the confidence of traveling to a safe destination in the face of COVID-19.

This reporter witnessed the application of the breath test. In a small tube you should blow three times, inhaling and exhaling strongly. Results are ready in an estimated 30 to 60 seconds.

In airports there are now several devices placed that measure the temperature and in turn verify if a person is wearing a mask. When this piece is not available, a voice stands out: “it does not have a mask, it cannot pass.

Dominican Republic COVID-19 Updates 25th September 2020