President Danilo Medina decreed a curfew throughout the Dominican Republic to contain the advance of the coronavirus in the country.
The provision is contained in decree 135-20, issued this afternoon by the Communications Department of the Presidency of the Republic.
The decree establishes that the traffic and criculation of people is prohibited from 8 at night and until 6 in the morning, from Friday, March 20 to Friday, April 3.
“[Decree 135-20] President Danilo Medina establishes a curfew throughout the national territory and, consequently, transit and movement of people is prohibited from 8 at night until 6 in the morning, starting this Friday, 20 March to Friday, April 3, “wrote Roberto Rodríguez Marchena on his personal Twitter account.
The Dominican president ruled that health personnel will be exempt from the curfew; people who go to a health center and journalists.
With information from Listín Diario.
