Dominican President Luis Abinader declared that the COVID-19 pandemic in the Dominican Republic “is controlled” by the authorities, although he ruled out a return to normalcy for the time being.
The president referred to the interview factor with the Spanish newspaper El País. The news was published this Saturday, December 26 in the Internet edition of the newspaper. The precise date of the meeting is unknown, which took a position in the Dominican government palace. .
Referring to the country’s coronavirus situation, Abinader explained that the mortality rate of the disease “is one of the lowest. “He also pointed out that the occupancy of beds for the disease of approximately 30%; 50% of beds in extensive care. Fans indicated that their occupancy of 40%.
“And we have taken measures to develop our capacity,” said the governor, according to Spanish Media News.
The president also spoke of a return to normality, which he said will count on the world. In this context, he pointed out that the Dominican Republic has an agreement to obtain millions of doses of vaccine that AstraZeneca, a pharmaceutical company, is running in collaboration with the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.
With regard to vaccines, he is confident that the government “has all the logistics ready for vaccination. ” However, he did not reveal plans to obtain vaccines in advance, as other countries have done with which they are carried out through Pfizer and Modern.
“It will count at the moment when the global will return to normal. We have a previous aggression with AstraZeneca-Oxford and we expect any progress with the WHO. We also have the whole position of logistics for vaccination,” he said in reaction to the question: “When will it return to normal?»»
COVID-19 Figures in DR
The interview with the president occurs when the Dominican Republic registered 161,930 cases of disease, 878 of which correspond to the latest bulletin this Saturday through the Ministry of Public Health.
In the general figure, there are 33,817 active instances and 127,866 were recovered, while 2,398 died.
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