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seegoer

seegoer

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Canadian looking for information about Dominican Republic

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Lives in Cabarete, Puerto Plata

Registration: 01 March 2021

seegoer
seegoer replied to a thread
5 years ago
Guest2022

COVID-19 by Guest2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51611422 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/la-organizacion-mundial-de-la-salud-alerta-sobre-riesgo-de-pandemia-IC17269212 [b]Coronavirus: World should prepare for pandemic, says WHO[/b] Worrying signs, with ...

seegoer

Exactly. Cherry picking one metric is not a good indicator of imminent doom. And I feel that's what you're doing. Positivity rates is not a reliable indicator in the DR because testing per capita is inconsistent and low; especially if ... Read More

seegoer
seegoer replied to a thread
5 years ago
Guest2022

COVID-19 by Guest2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51611422 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/la-organizacion-mundial-de-la-salud-alerta-sobre-riesgo-de-pandemia-IC17269212 [b]Coronavirus: World should prepare for pandemic, says WHO[/b] Worrying signs, with ...

seegoer

I agree there鈥檚 a potential problem but I don鈥檛 think we can conclude much from the positivity rate alone. Especially short term. It鈥檚 about trends. Total cases appear to be declining slightly. The curve is slightly downward. It ... Read More

seegoer
seegoer replied to a thread
5 years ago
Guest2022

COVID-19 by Guest2022

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-51611422 https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/la-organizacion-mundial-de-la-salud-alerta-sobre-riesgo-de-pandemia-IC17269212 [b]Coronavirus: World should prepare for pandemic, says WHO[/b] Worrying signs, with ...

seegoer

I agree. DR is a ticking time bomb. And it will spread quicker with deadlier results as variants affect younger people more. It鈥檚 only a matter of when. But there are some mitigating factors. Many of the tourists are now travelling after ... Read More

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seegoer replied to a thread
5 years ago
J0n

Prescription meds by J0n

Is it possible to pick up my meds over here in DR with a British prescription? If not, mailing them will take a very long time. Thanks.

seegoer

Importing anything is always a crap shoot. Today customs charged me 40% duty on an over-the-counter skincare product because one of the ingredients was alcohol. Lol. Read More

seegoer
seegoer replied to a thread
5 years ago
J0n

Prescription meds by J0n

Is it possible to pick up my meds over here in DR with a British prescription? If not, mailing them will take a very long time. Thanks.

seegoer

I recently had my family send several small items including prescription med that was still in the sealed pharmacy bag with the receipt. It was a topical cortosoid skin med; nothing special. I thought by sending it to my EPS address in Miami and ... Read More

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seegoer replied to a thread
5 years ago
Odie&CiCi

Forwarding a Canadian phone number by Odie&CiCi

Morning All, I鈥檓 trying to find a way to forward my Canadian cell number to an internet-based app while we鈥檙e here. At first I thought Google Voice would be the no-brainer solution, but apparently you have to have a US cell or landline ...

seegoer

I use Vonage Canada; a VoIP phone for $15 per month. It鈥檚 my home phone as well. I connect the small Vonage box to the WIFI router in my DR home or wherever I travel. Then plug any regular phone into the Vonage box. (I bring that too). This ... Read More

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seegoer joined Dominican Republic expat community
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