Dominican Republic strengthens health protocols at airports

In order to guarantee the well-being of travelers, the Tourism Cabinet adopted a series of measures that will be applied immediately in the terminals of the Caribbean country

From now on, only two people will be able to travel to airports to pick up their relatives or tourists and an increase in the random tests carried out in the terminals to detect if any traveler is affected by Covid 19 was ordered.

As part of the measures, also, each of the institutions that work in the airport terminals, increased their staff to ensure that the procedures after the arrival of passengers are carried out in a time that oscillates between fifteen and 45 minutes.

Likewise, it was determined that for a security issue, as occurs in all airports in the world, to prohibit the use of cell phones inside the terminals.

It was also announced that the number of vehicle registration machines will be increased in airport parking areas.

Regarding the announced measures, the coordinator of the Tourism Cabinet, David Collado, highlighted the importance of the provisions that seek to guarantee the health of absent Dominicans and tourists who visit the country during the Christmas season, a time when the flow increases considerably. of passengers in the country’s airports.

“We are working together to reduce the time that passengers spend at airports and thus guarantee their health, which is our priority,” said Minister Collado.

He also called on the population to respect the protocols applied at airports, among which the mandatory use of masks and physical distancing stand out.

He said that at the instructions of the President of the Republic, there will be patrolling throughout Las Américas Avenue by CESTUR, National Police and Ministry of Defense and that airports have increased signs, doubled thermal thermometers for taking temperature, alcohol in the areas migration and others.

Collado explained that these measures “has been a requirement of the Ministry of Public Health, the faithful compliance by airports with the health protocols inside these establishments.”

He clarified that the provision that only two people attend to pick up family members is to avoid the crowding that is generated on the outskirts of the terminals.

The official, who called the Dominicans to good sense during the Christmas celebrations, said that “ this work that is being carried out is historic, where never several institutions with the private sector had met to face an emergency situation like what It is the Covid 19 pandemic. [Tourism Cabinet reinforces health protocols]

The meeting, held in the Diplomatic Room of the Ambassador hotel, was attended by the heads and representatives of the Tourism Cabinet made up of the Minister of Public Health, Plutarco Arias; the president of the Association of Hotels and Tourism ASONAHORES, Rafael Blanco Tejera; Rafael Papo Blanco, Mitur advisor.

The general directors of Migration and Customs, Enrique García and Eduardo Sanz Lovatón were also present; director of the Airport Department, Luis Cabrera; Victor Pichardo, from the José Marte Piantini Airport Directorate, director of the Civil Aviation Board; Rear Admiral Cabrera Ulloa, director of the DNCD; General Lee Ballester, director of the C5I and Antonio Yapor for the Airports Association.