Mayabeque, Cuba: Faced with the threat of Covid-19, it is imperative to take extreme hygiene measures in the capital of Mayabeque due to its proximity to Havana, the epicenter of the pandemic, and Matanzas, another of the territories that accumulates a considerable number of positive cases.
The mayor of San José de Las Lajas, María Elena Rodríguez Pérez, explained that the Municipal Defense Council adopted a group of measures to guarantee the vitality of public health services with care for the entire population and all existing cases in the municipality, both positive and suspicious.
The Municipal Health Directorate has made decisions to be implement in the territory together with each working group to guarantee the health of the population and the provision of services, necessary to maintain the economy and social development of the municipality.
The rigor of the measures has the objective of avoiding local transmission events through actions included in the protocol of action of the Ministry of Public Health in the country.
The increase in the investigation is essential to detect positive cases detected in time and attend to suspects, as well as those close to them so that they do not become infected with the disease.
Students and workers in the health sector as well as community factors have contributed to conducting investigations to detect possible ill people.
The capital of Mayabeque has many ways of contact with Havana and that makes the territory to have a high level of risk due to the number of people who live in Mayabeque and work in Havana and vice versa.
Indira La O Herrera
Periodista en Radio Mayabeque
