Grisel Pupo Zayas, retired from the Commerce sector, and Luis Enrique Rodríguez Santana, who dedicated his years of work to the Construction, perceive the benefits that the Credit and Commerce Bank (Bandec) in the province of Las Tunas stimulates in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- It is about preserving the health of the elderly and that they stay home safely.

“If they sign on the back of the checkbook coupons, and designate an intermediary or a beneficiary to make their collections at the bank branches. In the case of those associated with magnetic cards, the retiree or pensioner must make a letter or document duly completed, with the signature and personal data that include the numbers of the Identity Card of both people, "says Rodolfo Léster León Jiménez, a specialist in Communication in Bandec.

More than 2,900 retirees and pensioners are associated with the payment by magnetic card in this bank; another 2, 200 choose the traditional checkbook coupon route. Both modalities classify to designate a third citizen for the corresponding collection of money.

"I call on all seniors associated with Bandec to take advantage of this initiative and stay at home, for their health and that of everyone. It is a very great effort that is made at this time to take care of ourselves and we must be reciprocal with those actions. Our part is to stay home," says Grisel.

Thus, the Banking System seeks to take care of the health of vulnerable groups due to the probability of contagion by the new coronavirus.