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Hydroxychloroquine and covid-19 7:37
(CNN Spanish) - The Minister of Public Health of the Dominican Republic, Rafael Sánchez Cárdenas, reported this Friday that the number of deaths registered by covid-19 doubled and is located in a total of 20 throughout the country. In addition, he noted that positive cases increased from 488 to 581 in the last 24 hours.
Of the total reported deaths, 12 were registered in the Duarte province, specifically in the municipality of San Francisco de Macorís. The area has been intervened by the health and military authorities as a measure to stop the infections, according to Sánchez Cárdenas.
The municipality of San Francisco de Macorís represents 60% of deaths nationwide, explained the Minister of Public Health.
The official indicated that the case fatality rate in the area is 20% and that it is attributed to the ages and comorbidity of the patients who have died. Nine of the victims were over the age of 60.
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On the other hand, as of this Friday, the new curfew schedule established by the president, Danilo Medina, comes into force.
The measure will govern daily between 5 in the afternoon and 6 in the morning until April 3. Faced with the restriction, long lines are observed in supermarkets, pharmacies and commercial banks in Greater Santo Domingo.
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