The Association of Multiple Banks of the Dominican Republic (ABA) reported that as of next Monday, October 18, entities will require the presentation of the vaccination card to enter their offices and that from November they will begin to extend their hours.
Visitors must present their identity card and vaccination card, containing at least two doses of the Covid-19 vaccine, except for vaccines that require a single dose, the ABA explained in a press document.
Both documents can be presented in original, legible physical copy or digital photograph. The results of an original PCR test can also be shown, with negative detection, with a maximum of seven (7) days of being carried out by a laboratory authorized by the Ministry of Public Health or a special permit issued by said body.
The note specifies that on a temporary basis, people vaccinated with a single dose will be admitted to the establishments and that they are within the term to place the second dose as announced by the Minister of Public Health.
In addition, he recalled that the mandatory use of masks is maintained, respect for physical distancing, disinfection of spaces, as well as the occupation of up to 75% of the establishment’s capacity, among other measures to avoid the spread of coronavirus.
The ABA encouraged users to use modern digital channels, ATMs and bank subagents enabled by financial intermediation entities, where they can carry out their transactions quickly and efficiently.
Schedules from November
For November, from Monday to Saturday, bank branches located in shopping centers will open between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning and will begin operations at 10:00. The autoboxes will open between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays at 9:00. And the offices located in supermarkets will open at 9:00 in the morning from Monday to Saturday, the statement details.
The bank branches will conclude their operations between 4:00 and 6:00 in the afternoon from Monday to Friday; Saturdays they will close between 1:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon. Those that are located in shopping malls will close at 6:00 in the afternoon from Monday to Friday; and on Saturdays they will be open until 2:00 in the afternoon.
The note details that the autoboxes will close between 5:00 and 7:00 at night from Monday to Friday; and Saturdays between 1:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon. The closing hours of the offices in supermarkets will be between 5:00 and 7:00 at night from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays between 1:00 and 4:00 in the afternoon.
Starting in December, the opening hours will be set between 8:00 and 9:00 in the morning, with the exception of shopping centers, which will open at 10:00. The closing will be no later than 7:00 pm from Monday to Friday; and on Saturdays they will close at 4:00 in the afternoon, maximum.
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