21,582 people have been assigned in remote work in Las Tunas.

While the increase in positive cases for the new coronavirus robs headlines worldwide, the bachelor Yusmary Rivero Leyva stays longer at her home in the Aguilera neighborhood, in the city of Las Tunas, thanks to the distance working that is promoted today in Cuba as part of the measures implemented by the Ministry of Labor and Social Security (MTSS).

The courier service already provided by some pharmacies is extended due to the COVID-19

At 67 years old, Olga Agüero assumes the rigor of taking care of her mother Catalina alone, an elderly woman who is over nine decades old. The task in itself is hard for the sixty-year-old woman, who also must not lack the "ailments" of that age. It is more complex given the delicate health condition of her mother. And that is why she thanks those who work at El Cuartelón pharmacy that brings the service to the door of their house.

Social worker attending one of the sheltered persons

Three social protection centers, located in the municipalities of Las Tunas, Majibacoa and Jesús Menéndez, temporarily house around thirty people with wandering behavior in the province, who are protected against the danger of being infected with the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Facial shield for health personnel who cares COVID-19 patients

The initiative materialized in the blink of an eye. The Graphic base business unit (UEB) of this eastern territory also joined the task of making face shields to donate to the Provincial Health Directorate, with the aim of contributing to the safety of medical personnel who work directly with sick and suspected patients of suffering from COVID-19.