Haiti wants to protect itself as much as possible against the coronavirus

Text by: Amélie Baron Follow

Faced with the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, Haiti has not yet recorded any case on its national territory. On Sunday, March 15, the government announced the closure of the border with the Dominican Republic and the elimination of almost all flights except those with the United States.

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With our correspondent in Haiti

From Tuesday March 17, only the transport of goods will be authorized between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. In addition to this border closure, decided for an initial period of two weeks, Haitian Prime Minister Joseph Jouthe announced a drastic suspension of air traffic: " Currently, we have taken steps to suspend all flights from Europe and America Latin. We maintain flights to the United States at this time, but we assess this on a case-by-case basis. "

All flights to and from Europe, Canada, Dominican Republic and Latin America are prohibited, for the next 2 weeks, from midnight on 3/16/2020. Only the flights of @USA are still authorized, after an agreement with the American authorities.

The government has not yet banned rallies or closed schools, but calls on citizens to act with reason. " It is a matter of national security. We advise everyone: avoid crowds. Our goal is zero coronavirus deaths. Take your precautions, please. Please, no crowds. "

Previous tests on suspected cases have all been negative. The country has officially yet no patient of the epidemic. At midday Sunday, health officials announced that 18 people were in quarantine

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