| 1970-01-01 |
International flights suspension |
From Milan.... |
International SOS |
| 2020-02-29 |
Health screenings in airports and border crossings |
... |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy |
| 2020-03-14 |
Isolation and quarantine policies |
14 days quarantine for all visitors who have been or transited through Spain, France, Italy and Chin... |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs — France |
| 2020-03-14 |
Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies |
14 days quarantine for all visitors who have been or transited through Spain, France, Italy and Chin... |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs — France |
| 2020-03-16 |
International flights suspension |
To and from Europe, UK, China, South Korea and Iran... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-19 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
Individuals to limit their own movements to essential travel only... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-19 |
Border closure |
Air, land and sea borders closed until 18 April.... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-19 |
State of emergency declared |
National state of emergency... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-19 |
Schools closure |
All schools and universities suspended.... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-19 |
Limit public gatherings |
Suspension of all events, including international and national events, sports fixtures, bars, nightc... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-20 |
Curfews |
Evening curfew implemented from 20 March until 3 April between the hours of 8pm and 6am. Applies to ... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-23 |
General recommendations |
Requested that celebrations are postponed, such as: wedding or birthdays and apply hygiene measures ... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-23 |
Limit public gatherings |
Social gatherings are prohibited in grocery stores (colmados),including the consumption of alcoholic... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-26 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
The local authorities of El Seibo and San José de Ocoa have closed the provinces' borders.... |
Listin Diario |
| 2020-03-27 |
Curfews |
Change to curfew time: new curfew between the hours of 5pm and 6am (local time)... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-03-27 |
Other public health measures enforced |
Spreading of disinfectant in public spaces, starting with San Francisco de Macorís, the national d... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-03 |
Emergency administrative structures activated or established |
Activation of provincial centres for prevention, mitigation and response (Comités Provinciales de P... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-03 |
Checkpoints within the country |
Police and military establishes checkpoints to limit inter-provincial travels.... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-03 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
Public transports are suspended between provinces. ... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-03 |
General recommendations |
Systematically wear face masks in public, avoid gatherings and maintain social distancing and hygien... |
MoH — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-04 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
All travels over municipal and provincial borders is prohibited.... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-04-13 |
Testing policy |
Prisoners to be systematically tested and quarantined if tested positive. ... |
MoH — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-13 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
Public transport between provinces is allowed again.... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-13 |
Economic measures |
Economic and financial measures to reduce taxes and interest rates to be paid by households and comp... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-14 |
State of emergency declared |
Extension of the national state of emergency until the 30th of April.... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-04-14 |
Curfews |
National curfew from 5pm to 6am extended until the 30th of April.... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-04-19 |
Border closure |
Extension of border closures until the 30th of April.... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-04-20 |
Economic measures |
Economic bonus to doctors that are in direct contact with Covid-19 patients.... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-21 |
Economic measures |
Economic support to chicken, milk, cheese and vegetable producers.... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-22 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Reception of 6 testing kits and 40 ambulances.... |
MoH — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-24 |
State of emergency declared |
Extension of the national state of emergency until the 17th of May.... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-27 |
Testing policy |
Increased rapid test capabilities administered by the Provincial Health Directorate... |
President — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-27 |
Strengthening the public health system |
24-hour opening of the entire network of primary care services, provision of hospitalisation and int... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-28 |
Isolation and quarantine policies |
Limits the movement, transfer, transit and circulation of persons for a period of 7 days, subject to... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-28 |
Economic measures |
Economic support to the agricultural sector and vegetable producers.... |
President — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-28 |
General recommendations |
Recommendation for elderly people to remain at home and implement home-office work. ... |
President — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-04-28 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
Additional measures and restrictions on movement have been imposed in the municipality of Puerto Pla... |
Foreign Ministry |
| 2020-04-30 |
State of emergency declared |
Extension of the state of emergency until the 17th of May.... |
Foreign Ministry |
| 2020-05-01 |
Curfews |
National curfew from 5pm to 6am extended until the 17th of May.... |
US Embassy |
| 2020-05-05 |
Isolation and quarantine policies |
Extension of quarantine measure on Puerto Plata.... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-05-15 |
State of emergency declared |
Extension of the state of emergency until the 1st of June.... |
Garda World |
| 2020-05-17 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
Micro-enterprises, which may have up to 10 employees, may have up to 5 employees or no more than 50%... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-05-17 |
Economic measures |
Extension of all the household support schemes for a further month.... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-05-18 |
Curfews |
Curfew hours changed to 7pm to 6am from Monday to Saturday, 5pm to 5am on Sundays. In effect until 1... |
Foreign Ministry — UK |
| 2020-05-20 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
State public transportation will begin to operate: Santo Domingo Metro, Santo Domingo Cable Car and ... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-05-20 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
Differentiated timetables instaured: at 7 AM the supermarkets, pharmacies, construction sector, indu... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-05-25 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
The opening of stores in shopping centres is authorised in strict compliance with general and sector... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-05-31 |
State of emergency declared |
Extension to the nationwide state of emergency until Saturday, June 13... |
GardaWorld |
| 2020-06-01 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Aurora MSP is a robot powered and updated by more than 200 professionals authorized by the Ministry ... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-02 |
Domestic travel restrictions |
Buses and minibuses of the intercity transport re-start operations, using a maximum of 60% of the se... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-06-02 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
Microenterprises of between 1 and 10 employees, will be able to work with all of their collaborators... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-06-02 |
Curfews |
Extension of the curfew throughout the country until June 13, Monday through Saturday from 7 PM to 5... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-06-02 |
Limit public gatherings |
Authorization to churches to open their doors, only on Sundays, with a reduced percentage of people.... |
Government — Dominican Republic |
| 2020-06-14 |
Curfews |
Extension of the overnight curfew, in place from 20:00 to 05:00, until Saturday, June 27.... |
GardaWorld |
| 2020-06-14 |
State of emergency declared |
Extension of the state of emergency until the 30th of June, included.... |
GardaWorld |
| 2020-06-22 |
Surveillance and monitoring |
Minister of Health announces sanctions with fines of one to ten minimum wages for not wearing face m... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-23 |
Strengthening the public health system |
The Dr. Defilló National Laboratory has set up an appointment system that will allow citizens to re... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-25 |
Mass population testing |
Government will start intervention to combat COVID-19 in Haina tomorrow, with home visits, tests and... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-27 |
Curfews |
The current curfew that takes place from 8:00 at night to 5:00 in the morning, every day, ends on Sa... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-06-28 |
Economic measures |
COVID-19 assistance to be provided by Govt right up to elections in Aug... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-06-29 |
Requirement to wear protective gear in public |
Mandatory use of masks... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-06-30 |
Curfews |
The suspension of economic, social and recreational activities is provided from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am e... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-30 |
State of emergency declared |
The state of emergency imposed by the authorities to face the coronavirus pandemic in the country ex... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-06-30 |
General recommendations |
Avoid high-traffic places such as cinemas, parks, shopping malls, gyms, among others.... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-30 |
Other public health measures enforced |
business and commercial sectors, he explained that the operations will be subject to the general and... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-30 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
the opening of casinos, bars and discos prohibited. Failure to comply with the measures provided by ... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-30 |
Schools closure |
primary, secondary, university, technical-labor education and any other subsystem must continue to b... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-06-30 |
Limit public gatherings |
commercial, cultural, artistic, and sporting events in stadiums, sports palaces, arenas, galleras a... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-01 |
International flights suspension |
Dominican Republic reopens airports without restrictions to countries... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-07-01 |
Border closure |
Dominican Republic reopens airports without restrictions to countries... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-07-01 |
Emergency administrative structures activated or established |
The Ministry of Public Health issued a resolution declaring the state of an epidemic at the national... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-07-01 |
Surveillance and monitoring |
Personnel from the Specialized Airport Security Corps, the Ministry of Public Health, Aerodom, and t... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-07-01 |
State of emergency declared |
President Danilo Medina lifts state of emergency, through decree 237-20... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-01 |
Health screenings in airports and border crossings |
thermal body cameras that detect travelers’ body temperatures have been established at the entranc... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-07-01 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
On July 1, the Government ordered the reopening of airports and tourist and hotel activities, after ... |
Dominican Today |
| 2020-07-08 |
Surveillance and monitoring |
Ministry of Health will inspect compliance protocols in open establishments, including grocery store... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-14 |
Military deployment |
police and military authorities "to act accordingly in order to deepen the elimination and control o... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-14 |
Surveillance and monitoring |
begin the closing of businesses in which crowds are occurring and in violation of the coronavirus pr... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-14 |
Economic measures |
Dominican Republic Inspires Travelers Through Its New Virtual Country Platform... |
Globe Newswire |
| 2020-07-16 |
Strengthening the public health system |
The Government will enable 582 additional beds, of which 395 will be hospitalization and 187 intensi... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-21 |
Curfews |
the curfew will be every day of the week from 8:00 at night to 5:00 in the morning in the provinces ... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-21 |
Closure of businesses and public services |
Sale of alcoholic beverages only to take away... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-21 |
Curfews |
curfew from Monday to Friday from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays from 5:00 p.m... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-21 |
Limit public gatherings |
crowds and meetings of groups of people in a closed space are restricted, so it will be especially m... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-21 |
Border closure |
the country's land borders will continue to be closed, except for the transport of goods.... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-21 |
Other public health measures enforced |
restaurants can continue to operate in a home delivery and collection mode and also provide service ... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-21 |
Requirement to wear protective gear in public |
Mandatory use of masks is ratified. Failure to use a mask will be sanctioned with the provisions est... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-21 |
Curfews |
President Danilo Medina establishes a differentiated curfew throughout the national territory, start... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-28 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Ministry of Health enables virtual platform to obtain PCR test results... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-30 |
Testing policy |
Dominican Republic will increase its diagnostic capacity by going from 4,000 daily rapid tests to 5,... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-30 |
Additional health/documents requirements upon arrival |
any person who wishes to enter the country must bring a PCR test for a maximum of 5 days prior to ar... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-30 |
Strengthening the public health system |
the contact tracing application, COVIDAPP, developed by Dominican talent, is working and that it has... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-30 |
Isolation and quarantine policies |
every person who arrives in our territory, their health condition will be evaluated and, if they tes... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-07-30 |
Economic measures |
Salary incentives for front-line personnel... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-08-06 |
Strengthening the public health system |
Minister of Public Health confirms that the Dominican Republic is one of the countries registered wi... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-08-08 |
Curfews |
Danilo Medina extends curfew for 25 days... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
| 2020-08-11 |
Testing policy |
Public Health certifies new test to detect COVID-19 by breath; results in 20 minutes with 95% specif... |
Dominican Republic Govt |
