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INFORMATION UPDATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 2, 2020:

As of July 30 and until September 14, all who wish to enter the country will be asked to have a negative result of the PCR test (or Polymerase Chain Reaction, for its acronym in English) of the five days prior to your arrival date. If this result is not available, government personnel will carry out a quick test at no additional cost to the passenger. In the same way, an evaluation of the health condition is made upon arrival and, those people who present symptoms of COVID-19 or whose test result is positive will be isolated in centers authorized for their care. The rapid test provides reliable results in less than 10 minutes through a blood serology test. Children under the age of five and crew members are exempt from the test. As of September 15, a rapid breath test will be applied that the authorities will randomly perform on between 3% and 10% of travelers upon arrival in the country, keeping the exceptions mentioned above. The test will also be applied to travelers with symptoms. Also starting on September 15 will be granted temporarily, free of charge and until December 31, 2020, to all tourists visiting a hotel, during the check-in process, a traveler assistance plan that, in addition to coverage of emergencies, includes COVID-19 tests and costs for long-stay and flight changes. All persons entering the Dominican Republic must complete, in addition to immigration and customs forms, a Traveler Health Affidavit in which they attest that they have not presented symptoms in the last 72 hours and provide their contact information for the next 30 days. The health declaration will be delivered to the passengers for their signature by the airport personnel, or by the airline.

From August 9 to September 27, a curfew is established from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am from Monday to Friday and from 5:00 pm to 5:00 am on Saturdays and Sundays in Santo Domingo , National District, Santiago, San Cristóbal, La Vega, Puerto Plata, Duarte, San Pedro de Macorís, La Romana, San Juan de la Maguana, La Altagracia, Azua, Monsignor Nouel, Sánchez Ramírez and María Trinidad Sánchez; and every day from 8:00 pm to 5:00 am in Espaillat, Peravia, Barahona, Monteplata, Valverde, Hermanas Mirabal, Monte Cristi, Samaná, Bahoruco, Hato Mayor, El Seibo, Dajabón, Santiago Rodríguez, San José de Ocoa , Elías Piña, Independencia and Pedernales.

During the curfew hours the circulation of international passengers and operators of private or commercial vehicles that are transferring them, as well as employees of the maritime and air transport sector duly identified, in transit to or from ports and airports, will be allowed; and of employees or contractors of the hotel industry exclusively during the exercise of their work functions.

From the 1st of July, the country restarted the tourist operation, with the opening of the country’s borders by land, sea, and air. Measurements include:

• • Reactivation of commercial flights to and from the country’s airports.
  • Reopening of hotels, adhering to strict protocols to offer a safe environment, which includes all cleaning measures and promotes social distancing, as well as the use of contact-free technologies.
  • Activities in bars and nightclubs, as well as national and international events and public, cultural, artistic, and sporting shows, are suspended.
  • Physical distancing and the use of masks are mandatory in all public spaces such as banks, supermarkets, and offices, among others.
    
• Public transport operates with modified schedules and physical distancing of at least 1.5 meters, reducing its capacity to 60%. OMSA services (buses) and the Santo Domingo Metro will operate from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday and from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays and Sundays. On Sundays, the buses operate from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Cable Car operates from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday, from 6:00 am to 4:00 pm on Saturdays and from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm on Sundays.

• The private collective transport of passengers, shopping centers, and gambling companies operate normally in the allowed hours, except casinos. Every commercial establishment that operates in closed spaces must ensure a physical distance of 1.5 meters, in addition to the proper use of masks, as well as compliance with the rest of the new sanitary regulations established by Public Health.

• Indoor gyms are operating under strict sanitary protocols. The land border (to the west of the country) remains closed, except for the transport of goods. Religious services are allowed, with a small number of people.
  

• Establishments that sell food and alcoholic beverages to the public, such as grocery stores, cafeterias, groceries, and warehouses, as well as restaurants, must operate depending on the curfew schedule in the town where they are located. Restaurant employees or contractors providing home delivery may circulate until 11:00 P.M. during the curfew exclusively in the exercise of their job duties. Some restrictions such as restaurant hours do not apply to hotels. For more information, contact your hotel directly.