Mayabeque, Cuba: Although Jaruco has not registered new coronavirus infections since January 5, the health authorities call on the population not to lower their guard in the face of the complex epidemiological situation that Mayabeque and the country in general present.
At the moment, the municipality has a focus control in the Bainoa community, four active cases, one imported and three autochthonous, among them, a pediatric patient.
All present a favorable clinical condition, the Deputy Director of Medical Assistance of Barcelona, ??Dra. Yailín Castro Bello said.
Until the end of this January 10, Jaruco accumulated 424 international travelers, of which 336 were negative in the two real-time PCR tests, specified the International Health Control Specialist, Dr. Idania Pérez González.
When imported cases are identified as the main source of infection, the Ministry of Public Health’s indication is to inspect the home where the international traveler will spend the night, the State Sanitary Control Specialist of the Municipal Directorate of Public Health, Marianela Larrinaga Díaz, stressed.
The objective is to evaluate if the property that will house the person from outside meets the ideal conditions of space, lighting, among others, essential to comply with health protocols and avoid contagions.
The Deputy Director of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the municipality, Rafael Martínez Sosa, called on the population to collaborate with the health personnel in charge of detecting the contacts of suspected cases, which he highlighted as one of the main difficulties in controlling COVID- 19.
