| 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-21 | Border closure | the country's land borders will continue to be closed, except for the transport of goods.... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-19 | Border closure | Air, land and sea borders closed until 18 April.... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-19 | Border closure | Extension of border closures until the 30th of April.... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | Border closure | Dominican Republic reopens airports without restrictions to countries... | Dominican Today | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-03 | Checkpoints within the country | Police and military establishes checkpoints to limit inter-provincial travels.... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-20 | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-02 | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-17 | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | Closure of businesses and public services | On July 1, the Government ordered the reopening of airports and tourist and hotel activities, after ... | Dominican Today | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-21 | Closure of businesses and public services | Sale of alcoholic beverages only to take away... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-08-08 | Curfews | Danilo Medina extends curfew for 25 days... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-21 | Curfews | President Danilo Medina establishes a differentiated curfew throughout the national territory, start... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-21 | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-02 | Curfews | Extension of the curfew throughout the country until June 13, Monday through Saturday from 7 PM to 5... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-20 | Curfews | Evening curfew implemented from 20 March until 3 April between the hours of 8pm and 6am. Applies to ... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-14 | Curfews | Extension of the overnight curfew, in place from 20:00 to 05:00, until Saturday, June 27.... | GardaWorld | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-14 | Curfews | National curfew from 5pm to 6am extended until the 30th of April.... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-01 | Curfews | National curfew from 5pm to 6am extended until the 17th of May.... | US Embassy | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | Curfews | Change to curfew time: new curfew between the hours of 5pm and 6am (local time)... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | Domestic travel restrictions | Public transport between provinces is allowed again.... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-04 | Domestic travel restrictions | All travels over municipal and provincial borders is prohibited.... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-03 | Domestic travel restrictions | Public transports are suspended between provinces. ... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-19 | Domestic travel restrictions | Individuals to limit their own movements to essential travel only... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-20 | Domestic travel restrictions | State public transportation will begin to operate: Santo Domingo Metro, Santo Domingo Cable Car and ... | Government — 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-26 | Domestic travel restrictions | The local authorities of El Seibo and San José de Ocoa have closed the provinces' borders.... | Listin Diario | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-30 | Economic measures | Salary incentives for front-line personnel... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-14 | Economic measures | Dominican Republic Inspires Travelers Through Its New Virtual Country Platform... | Globe Newswire | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-28 | Economic measures | COVID-19 assistance to be provided by Govt right up to elections in Aug... | Dominican Today | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-17 | Economic measures | Extension of all the household support schemes for a further month.... | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-28 | Economic measures | Economic support to the agricultural sector and vegetable producers.... | President — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-21 | Economic measures | Economic support to chicken, milk, cheese and vegetable producers.... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-20 | Economic measures | Economic bonus to doctors that are in direct contact with Covid-19 patients.... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-03 | Emergency administrative structures activated or established | Activation of provincial centres for prevention, mitigation and response (Comités Provinciales de P... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-28 | General recommendations | Recommendation for elderly people to remain at home and implement home-office work. ... | President — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-23 | General recommendations | Requested that celebrations are postponed, such as: wedding or birthdays and apply hygiene measures ... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-30 | General recommendations | Avoid high-traffic places such as cinemas, parks, shopping malls, gyms, among others.... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-03 | General recommendations | Systematically wear face masks in public, avoid gatherings and maintain social distancing and hygien... | MoH — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-02-29 | Health screenings in airports and border crossings | ... | Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Italy | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | International flights suspension | Dominican Republic reopens airports without restrictions to countries... | Dominican Today | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 1970-01-01 | International flights suspension | From Milan.... | International SOS | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-16 | International flights suspension | To and from Europe, UK, China, South Korea and Iran... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-05 | Isolation and quarantine policies | Extension of quarantine measure on Puerto Plata.... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-28 | Isolation and quarantine policies | Limits the movement, transfer, transit and circulation of persons for a period of 7 days, subject to... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-30 | Isolation and quarantine policies | every person who arrives in our territory, their health condition will be evaluated and, if they tes... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-30 | Limit public gatherings | commercial, cultural, artistic, and sporting events in stadiums, sports palaces, arenas, galleras a... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-23 | Limit public gatherings | Social gatherings are prohibited in grocery stores (colmados),including the consumption of alcoholic... | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-21 | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-02 | Limit public gatherings | Authorization to churches to open their doors, only on Sundays, with a reduced percentage of people.... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-25 | Mass population testing | Government will start intervention to combat COVID-19 in Haina tomorrow, with home visits, tests and... | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-27 | Other public health measures enforced | Spreading of disinfectant in public spaces, starting with  San Francisco de Macorís, the national d... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-30 | Other public health measures enforced | business and commercial sectors, he explained that the operations will be subject to the general and... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-21 | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-29 | Requirement to wear protective gear in public | Mandatory use of masks... | Dominican Today | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-30 | Schools closure | primary, secondary, university, technical-labor education and any other subsystem must continue to b... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-19 | Schools closure | All schools and universities suspended.... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-30 | State of emergency declared | Extension of the state of emergency until the 17th of May.... | Foreign Ministry | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | State of emergency declared | President Danilo Medina lifts state of emergency, through decree 237-20... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-03-19 | State of emergency declared | National state of emergency... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-14 | State of emergency declared | Extension of the state of emergency until the 30th of June, included.... | GardaWorld | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-14 | State of emergency declared | Extension of the national state of emergency until the 30th of April.... | Foreign Ministry — UK | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-31 | State of emergency declared | Extension to the nationwide state of emergency until Saturday, June 13... | GardaWorld | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-24 | State of emergency declared | Extension of the national state of emergency until the 17th of May.... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-05-15 | State of emergency declared | Extension of the state of emergency until the 1st of June.... | Garda World | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-28 | Strengthening the public health system | Ministry of Health enables virtual platform to obtain PCR test results... | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-30 | Strengthening the public health system | the contact tracing application, COVIDAPP, developed by Dominican talent, is working and that it has... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-01 | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-16 | Strengthening the public health system | The Government will enable 582 additional beds, of which 395 will be hospitalization and 187 intensi... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-06-23 | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | Strengthening the public health system | 24-hour opening of the entire network of primary care services, provision of hospitalisation and int... | Government — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-22 | Strengthening the public health system | Reception of 6 testing kits and 40 ambulances.... | MoH — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-08 | Surveillance and monitoring | Ministry of Health will inspect compliance protocols in open establishments, including grocery store... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-01 | Surveillance and monitoring | Personnel from the Specialized Airport Security Corps, the Ministry of Public Health, Aerodom, and t... | Dominican Today | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-07-30 | Testing policy | Dominican Republic will increase its diagnostic capacity by going from 4,000 daily rapid tests to 5,... | Dominican Republic Govt | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-27 | Testing policy | Increased rapid test capabilities administered by the Provincial Health Directorate... | President — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 2020-04-13 | Testing policy | Prisoners to be systematically tested and quarantined if tested positive. ... | MoH — Dominican Republic | 
                                                                            
                                                                                                                | 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 |