Alert – U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo (January 11, 2021)
Location: Dominican Republic
The government of the Dominican Republic has extended the state of emergency and nationwide curfew. Failure to follow the curfew, including for U.S. citizens, may result in arrest and/or fines. Full details on the curfew can be found at https://presidencia.gob.do/
January 11-26 (M-F): Curfew from 5pm to 5am, with a grace period for transit until 8pm each day.
January 11-26 (Sa-Sun): Curfew from 12pm to 5am, with a grace period for transit until 3pm each day.
There is a Level 3 Travel Advisory recommending U.S. citizens reconsider travel to the Dominican Republic due to health and safety measures and COVID-19-related conditions.
Domestic Travel Restrictions
Due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the Thai government and provincial governments are enacting a variety of emergency disease control measures. The Thai government has extended its emergency decree until February 28, 2021. A growing number of provinces are categorized by the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) as “red zones” (28 as of January 6, including Bangkok and Nonthaburi) and subject to disease control prevention measures, including the closure of some businesses. Many provinces have begun to tighten entry requirements for people traveling between provinces in Thailand and there are reports of health checkpoints being established at some provincial border crossings.
Location: Dominican Republic
Beginning December 31, the government of the Dominican Republic has issued a curfew nationwide. Failure to follow the curfew, including for U.S. citizens, may result in arrest and/or fines. Full details on the curfew can be found at https://presidencia.gob.do/
December 31: Curfew will begin at 7pm.
January 1-10 (M-F): Curfew from 5pm to 5am, with a grace period for transit until 7pm each day.
January 1-10 (Sa-Sun): Curfew from 12pm to 5am.
There is a Level 3 Travel Advisory recommending U.S. citizens reconsider travel to the Dominican Republic due to health and safety measures and COVID-19-related conditions.
Nonthaburi
Event: Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health continues to report a rise in new cases of locally-transmitted Covid-19, most of which are related to the outbreak at a seafood market at Samut Sakhon and a smaller cluster associated with a social gathering in Rayong. On December 27, 121 new cases were reported, of which 94 were locally-transmitted.
U.S. citizens traveling over the holidays should monitor the news to stay abreast of the latest reports on Covid-19 cases and any changes to provincial transportation and business operating status that could impact their travel plans.
The Thai Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Disease Control posts daily Covid-19 case updates in English at https://ddc.moph.go.th/viralpneumonia/eng/index.php. News on COVID-19 mitigation measures in various provinces in English may be found at the Government of Thailand’s Public Relation Department homepage at https://thailand.prd.go.th/main.php?filename=index.
Location: Area around Zambia Police Service (ZPS) Headquarters on Independence Ave., Lusaka, Zambia.
Event: There are reports of gunshots and teargas near ZPS Headquarters on Independence Ave and increased police presence in the immediate vicinity. It is being reported that two people have been shot.
U.S. government personnel are advised to avoid large crowds, and security forces’ activities in the area of Independence Ave near ZPS Headquarters.
Actions to Take:
Monitor local media for updates.
Assistance: