In the second phase of the first stage of the post-COVID-19 recovery, Public Health benefits are restored to 75 percent of their capacity and the activities of Minor Surgery and Endoscopy resumes.

Las Tunas, Cuba.- Dr. Gregory Pérez Héctor, deputy director of Medical Assistance in the province, said that the services semi boarding in nursing homes and psycho-pedagogical medical centers, and the grandparents' daycare centers reopen. New admissions are already authorized in these social institutions and, at first, they will remain 14 days in an isolation room, set up for that purpose, and they will undergo a PCR.

Pérez Héctor explained that differentiated consultations are maintained in Emergencies of the polyclinics to assist patients with respiratory symptoms and prevent them from interacting in the same place with those who suffer from other conditions. He also said that Health personnel must use the facemask on a mandatory basis.

In this second phase, epidemiological surveillance continues to detect possible cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 and prevent outbreaks. Now, they seek to increase the number of daily PCRs to a hundred per day, in accordance with national indications.

The studies will be done, he explained, in a random way to reach that population that could suffer from the disease and not shows symptoms. He commented on the intention to carry out the tests on workers exposed to the risk of becoming ill.

According to the last local report, no COVID-19 suspects or contacts of possible patients are reported. Thirteen travelers, from various countries, are watched at the Club Familiar isolation center, where they will remain until the PCR result indicates whether or not they can go to the community.