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President Danilo Medina Declares a National State of Emergency and Establishes a Curfew Applicable to the Entire Dominican Territory

President Danilo Medina decreed on July 20th, 2020 a national state of emergency for a period of 45 days effective Monday, July 20th and the daily curfew has been set for a period of 20 days, as follows:

  • Daily curfew has been set from Monday through Friday, from 7:00 p. m. to 5:00 a. m., and Saturdays and Sundays from 5:00 p. m. to 5:00 a. m. in the following provinces:
  1. Santo Domingo.
  2. Distrito Nacional.
  3. Santiago.
  4. San Cristóbal.
  5. La Vega.
  6. Puerto Plata.
  7. Duarte.
  8. San Pedro de Macorís.
  9. La Romana.
  10. San Juan de la Maguana.
  11. La Altagracia.
  12. Azua.
  13. Monseñor Nouel.
  14. Sánchez Ramírez.
  15. María Trinidad Sánchez.
  • Daily curfew has been set from Monday through Sunday, from 8:00 p. m. to 5:00 a. m. in the following provinces:
  1. Espaillat.
  2. Peravia.
  3. Barahona.
  4. Monte Plata.
  5. Valverde.
  6. Hermanas Mirabal.
  7. Monte Cristi.
  8. Samaná.
  9. Bahoruco.
  10. Hato Mayor.
  11. El Seibo.
  12. Dajabón.
  13. Santiago Rodríguez.
  14. San José de Ocoa.
  15. Elías Piña.
  16. Independencia.
  17. Pedernales.

FASE and Pa’ Ti Programs Updates

FASE Program Extension

  • The FASE program will be extended to cover the month of June.
  • Starting June 1st, companies will be allowed to have both furloughed workers under the FASE 1 program and workers on active employment contracts under the FASE 2 program.
  • Employees belonging to the following sectors will now be allowed to benefit from the FASE program: media, restaurants, ice cream shops, dental and aesthetic centers, private security companies, veterinary and universities, among others.

New Financial Support Program for Independent Workers (Pa’ Ti)

  • Pa’ Ti is a program aimed at workers in independent businesses who have not been able to operate due to social distancing measures. Those workers will be located through a database and will receive a monthly aid of RD$5,000 wired directly to their bank accounts.
  • Self-employed workers who are benefiting from any other government programs will not be allowed to benefit from the Pa’ Ti program.

President Danilo Medina Issues Decree Amending the FASE Program

Decree 184-20 modifies the FASE program:

1. Starting June 1st, employers will be allowed to have a part of their workforce benefit from FASE 1 (furloughed workers) and another part of their workers under FASE 2 (those kept on payroll), which was prohibited under the initial decree. A worker may only benefit from one of these two FASE categories at any given time.

2. Workers from colleges who continue to operate with the authorization of the Ministry of Labor may benefit from the FASE program.

3. Workers from the following sectors will now be allowed to benefit from the FASE program:

  • Dental centers.
  • Psychological centers.
  • Ice cream shops.
  • Restaurants.
  • Private clinical laboratories.
  • Dermatologist centers.
  • Plastic surgery centers.
  • Media.
  • Hair transplant centers.
  • Private security companies.
  • Non-profit organizations that already receive transfers from the central government.
  • Veterinaries.

4. Starting June 1st, FASE will be in force for a maximum period of 30 days and will be reviewed at the end of this period.

President Danilo Medina Extends State of Emergency and Curfew

By decree 188-20 President Danilo Medina, decreed on June 1st, 2020 the extension of the national State of Emergency for an additional 12 days applicable to the entire Dominican territory, effective from today June 2nd until June 13th. All social distancing measures in force during the past State of Emergency period will remain in force and the daily curfew has been set from Monday through Saturday, from 7:00 p. m. to 5:00 a. m., and Sundays from 5:00 p. m. to 5:00 a. m.

First Phase of Incremental Reopening of Economy Begins on May 20th

Economy Reopening:

  • Micro companies (10 employees) can work with no more than 5 employees.
  • Small companies (10-50 employees) can reopen with no more than 50% of their employees.
  • Medium and large companies can reopen with no more than 25% of their staff.

Public institutions will work with 50% of their employees and could increase this percentage if necessary.

  • Measures regarding Transportation and Transit:
  • Public transportation will run from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
  • Private collective transportation will be allowed to begin servicing in the next phase.
  • Full border closure is maintained.

Sector-specific Reopening Schedules:

  • Supermarkets, pharmacies, construction sector, free-trade zones, ports, airports (only for ferry flights), industrial sector and agricultural companies will begin operations at 7:00 a.m.
  • Public sector activities will start at 8:00 a.m.
  • Hardware stores, vehicle dealerships, financial sector, furniture and electrical appliances stores, service sector companies, textile stores, among others, will begin operations at 9:00 a.m.