Cuba will adopt new sanitary measures for travelers entering the country as of July 15 to control the Covid-19 pandemic better, an official source announced Saturday.
Havana, Cuba.- Dr. Francisco Durán García, national director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health, informed that the isolation for nationals, who arrive through the airports of Varadero and Ciego de Ávila, will be extended to 14 nights in hotel facilities defined for that purpose.
Durán García explained that the incubation period of the disease is 14 days. There have been cases in which, once the seven-day isolation period was over, and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests were negative, they turned out to be positive in their community.
Other measures to be adopted are the reception of only one piece of luggage per passenger to reduce handling at those airports and to limit the circulation of foreign tourists outside the tourist poles of Varadero (Matanzas) and Ciego de Avila.
Likewise, all airport, transport, and tourism employees will be screened by health personnel upon their entry and exit.
He warned about experiences in other countries that have established a 21-day isolation period for foreign visitors or have closed their borders to prevent the introduction of new strains of the virus.
CUBA REPORTS 6 750 NEW COVID-19 INFECTIONS AND 31 DEATHS
Cuban health authorities announced 31 deaths and 6 750 new infections of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours.
The national director of Epidemiology, Dr. Francisco Durán, said there were 28 205 confirmed patients hospitalized as of midnight. The specialist urged Cuban families to take care of their lives in the face of the aggressive behavior shown by COVID-19 strains circulating in the national territory.
As part of its updated protocols, the island counts as new cases those who test positive in PCR lab tests and to antigen tests.
With Saturday’s update, the island now accumulates 231 568 people diagnosed with the disease and 1490 deaths.
Matanzas reported 2657 cases, Guantánamo 932, Havana 608, and Santiago reported 500 cases.
So far, in July, there have been 37 623 cases, and it is already the month with the highest infection rate. (RHC)
