The Cuban authorities will act “with severity” against “those who continue to defy the measures the country has taken against COVID-19,” according to reports from the island’s press. President Miguel Díaz-Canel urged the police force to act more rigorously towards people “who continue in public places without reason, walking or sitting in parks,” despite warnings from the government and the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) on the importance of practicing social isolation to contain the transmission of the disease, which already accumulates 1,189 positive cases and 40 deaths in Cuba. This was stated by Díaz-Canel this Tuesday by videoconference to Colonel Eddy Sierra, second chief of the General Directorate of the Cuban Police Force, whom he told that if the necessary actions are not taken, “we will continue to have people on the streets and so it is very difficult contain the spread.” “Whoever is not in a line for a procedure or a purchase, must be sent home and, if they resist, other decisions must be made,” said the president, according to statements quoted by Cubadebate. “A social isolation measure, which includes that only one person per family can go to the place where some service is being provided...

Six new decree-laws were approved last week by the Council of State of the Republic of Cuba, as announced on Wednesday by the island's National Assembly. In a note published on its website and reproduced by the Cuban press, the Assembly reported that the decree-laws were approved at a session of the Council of State held on Thursday April 16, “in compliance with the Legislative Schedule,” endorsed by the parliament itself last December. https://twitter.com/AsambleaCuba/status/1253025172694732801 The session, in which President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero participated, gave the green light to Decree-Law No. 5, “which establishes the special social security regime for the protection of associated persons in the Basic Units of Cooperative Production (UBPC)” and to No. 6, “relating to the organization and operation of the Government Information System,” according to the brief explanation of the parliamentary entity. Also No. 7, “which establishes the Science, Technology and Innovation System, its fundamental components, principles, functions and organization,” and No. 8, “regarding the organization and operation of the Standardization, Metrology, Quality and Accreditation systems.” Finally, also approved were Decree-Law No. 9, “on Food Safety, which establishes the principles for a healthy diet for citizens” and No. 10, “which provides the...

Three associations based in Switzerland denounced the effect of the U.S. embargo on humanitarian aid for Cuban public health in its fight against COVID-19, the international service of the Swiss Radio and Television Broadcasting Association announced this Wednesday. The document promoted from the MediCuba-Switzerland website stresses that Cuba, like almost all countries in the world, must mobilize significant efforts to combat the pandemic and that today, more than ever, it needs medicines, food, fuel, medical equipment and access to foreign exchange. Despite this, Swiss banks have almost completely interrupted the traffic of international payments to Havana, despite the fact that “the government of Switzerland rejects the blockade imposed by the United States on the island for almost 60 years ago, and maintains historic relations of friendship and cooperation with Cuba.” Both MediCuba-Suiza and the Switzerland-Cuba Association denounced that their banks have blocked the transfer of donations intended to support the emergency aid project #CubavsCovid19#CubavsCovid19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEBJPgEB1BE Said project collects funds for the shipment of medical supplies, diagnostic reagents and protective equipment for health personnel. “The U.S. blockade is imposing an enormous load on the country's health system and endangers the lives of many Cubans,” says the document signed by MediCuba, SuizaEnlace...

Forty-two days after the first case of COVID-19 in Cuba was detected, the authorities of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) report 52 new infections and regret the death of 2 people yesterday. After this morning’s update, the number of patients on the island is 1,189, while the deaths from the SARS-CoV-2 virus reach 40. The deceased were two men, one 84 years old, from Cárdenas municipality, Matanzas, with a history of vascular dementia and respiratory sepsis; the other, 86 years old, came from the Home for the Elderly No. 3 in Santa Clara and, according to the MINSAP report, had a history of high blood pressure, heart failure and colon diverticular disease. Nine critically ill and seven serously ill patients are reported. In addition, 32 people were discharged yesterday to bring the total recovered to 341. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1252976237120815104 The new confirmed cases were Cuban; of them, 43 had contact with confirmed cases and in 9 the source of infection is being investigated. Of the 52, 31 were men and 21 women; the most affected age groups are: under 40 years, with 26, followed by 26 cases in the 40 to 60 years group with 20 cases; 63.4% of new infections...

Plasma of recovered patients is being used as one of the treatments applied in Cuba against COVID-19, particularly in the seriously ill. This is therapy previously used against other infectious diseases and to which science has now turned to in order to combat the new coronavirus. “Plasma or serum from recovered patients is being used to initiate therapy in patients who are serious ill or have an unfavorable evolution,” Ricardo Pereda, coordinator of the group of experts from the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), explained this Monday on Cuban television. Perera said that this method “is part of the therapeutic arsenal that exists in Cuba” and added that Cuban specialists are “following the treatments carried out in the world.” According to the expert, several of the patients recovered from COVID-19 in the country―a number that now exceeds 300―have donated their plasma for the seriously ill’s therapy, “complying with all the rules and the rigor that it implies.” “We waited for a while, and once the patient had recovered and verified that the plasma was in a position to give its own immunity, the procedure was carried out,” he explained. In addition, he highlighted the exchange between Cuban and international specialists,...

In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, which already totals 1,137 positive cases and 38 deceased in Cuba, the news of an outbreak of the disease in a home for the elderly in the city of Santa Clara has kept Cubans concerned about older adults’ well-known vulnerabilities to COVID-19. According to the health authorities, largest event of local transmission of coronavirus reported to date on the island. According to official data from this Monday, cited by Cubadebate, as a result of that outbreak, 57 positive cases were already recorded―44 elderly and 13 workers―, one deceased, and 148 contacts linked to the sick. What happened there, in the opinion of Dr. Neil Reyes, director of hygiene and epidemiology in the province of Villa Clara, was the result of “a crack in the epidemiological safety” of the institution, which allowed the spread of the virus among those who live and work in it. The causes of the infection are still under study, so there is no definitive conclusion, although the authorities hypothesize that “the contagion could have occurred after the entry and exit of the institution of asymptomatic workers and family members.” According to Dr. Reyes, in the focus control it was...

The data released today by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) account for 50 new infections by COVID-19, a figure that brings the total number to 1,137; 24 people were also discharged, but two deaths occurred. The losses caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus correspond to a woman from Placetas, Villa Clara, 85 years old, with a history of hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney failure and high blood pressure and a 65-year-old man, from Old Havana. This man had a history of chronic hypertension, glaucoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1252616769405177862 All of those diagnosed this Monday were Cuban; 41 had contact with confirmed cases and the source of infection of 9 has not been defined; 27 are men and 23 are women. An interesting fact among today’s update is that 62% of positive cases were asymptomatic. "There is an increase in cases detected without symptoms," said Dr. Francisco Durán, national director of epidemiology at MINSAP. The residence by province and municipality of the new cases is as follows: Havana: 20 (the municipalities of Guanabacoa and Arroyo Naranjo , 4 each; 3 from Cerro; Boyeros, Centro Habana and Old Havana, 2 each; and San Miguel del Padrón, Habana...

At a time when Cuban authorities are calling to promote social isolation to curb the transmission of COVID-19, the state-run Caribe chain of stores announced a group of measures aimed at preventing crowds at its stores, including increasing its online sales. Days after its counterpart Cimex announced the expansion of this service, and generated a wave of criticism among customers because of the operational problems, the Caribe chain of stores reported that it intends to “enhance the e-commerce modality, expanding the network of virtual stores.” “Before the end of April, seven new virtual stores will be opened in CUP (Cuban pesos), in the provinces of Havana, Camagüey, Villa Clara, Holguín, Artemisa, Mayabeque and Pinar del Río,” according to a report published this Monday by the official Granma daily, which lists the measures of the commercial entity. In addition, the publication ensures that “home delivery service will soon begin in the 5ta. y 42 virtual store based on an alliance with the Correos de Cuba postal service.” The information does not provide details on the stores in which this service will begin to operate in the aforementioned provinces, nor does it refer to how the virtual purchases can be made in...

President Donald Trump said this Monday that he will sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States amid the coronavirus outbreak. In the tweet he said that in light of the attack by the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, he would sign an executive order to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1252418369170501639 The announcement is consistent with the president’s anti-immigrant policy and his promise to build a wall on the border between the United States and Mexico. The United States has the highest number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world, with more than 774,000 infections. More than 22 million people have applied for unemployment benefits since Trump declared the national emergency on March 13.

The brigade made up of some 200 Cuban health workers will arrive in Argentina in the coming days, as confirmed Monday night by Ginés González García, the South American country’s minister of health. The news was ratified in an interview granted by the official to Channel A24. Ginés García specified that the doctors will not have frontline positions, but “will come to alleviate the work of the Argentine specialists.” The rumor about the arrival of a Cuban medical brigade had sparked a controversy weeks ago, when it was not denied by the national government and was advanced by the governor of the province of Buenos Aires, Axel Kicillof. “It is not so that they take care of the sick on the front line, but so that they occupy some place in the system to replace the most experienced doctors,” González García confirmed. To speed up the process, Cuban specialists will not carry out the 14-day quarantine, according to some local media. https://oncubanews.com/mundo/america-latina/medicos-cubanos-despiertan-confrontacion-politica-en-argentina/ Since late last week reports started coming out that the Foreign Ministry had granted the brigade permission to land in Ezeiza. Cubans will arrive in a Cubana de Aviación plane in a matter of days. At the close...

The week begins for Cubans with the update of the report of sick and deceased due to the COVID-19, whose number rises to 1,087 and 36, respectively, according to authorities of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) at a press conference. With the statistical cut, made at midnight on Sunday 19, the island confirmed 52 new infections and two new deaths. Nine patients were in critical condition and 11 were in serious condition. The two who died yesterday were: a woman from Guanabacoa, 72 years old, with a history of high blood pressure, diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer’s and diabetic retinopathy; and a 77-year-old man, from the Contramaestre municipality, Santiago de Cuba, with a history of ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high blood pressure and senile dementia. Of the new infections, 51 are Cubans and one a foreigner (Bolivia); 35 were related to confirmed cases, in 16 of them the source of infection is not specified, while one had contact with travelers from abroad. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1252255528652279808 Twenty-five were women and 27 men and 32.6% of the cases were asymptomatic. The most affected age groups are: 40 to 60 years, with 28 cases (53.8%), followed by those under 40, with 19 cases...

The Cimex corporation recognized that the tuenvio.cu virtual sales platform “has maintained a very unstable operation” due to the high demand generated for this service, after the closure to the public of large shopping centers in Havana and their establishment as virtual stores. During the weekend, and until this Thursday, maintenance work has been carried out “uninterruptedly” on the digital system that allows these commercial operations, said a note from Cimex published in Cubadebate. https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/large-shopping-centers-in-havana-reopen-as-virtual-stores/ New equipment to manage network traffic, optimization of product images and increased performance of the infrastructure associated with the service are some of the “aspects that must be improved,” according to the corporation’s response to its customers. The platform only supports payments from Cuba, through the Transfermovil application and the Telebanca card, they plan to increase bandwidth, only for national navigation and, incidentally, avoid requests from abroad. “There is still a lot of work to do,” admits Cimex in the note, in which it assures it is “taking into consideration the suggestions sent to us by many of the customers.” In the comments of Cubadebate’s forum participants complaints can read from customers who have not been able to access the site this Thursday. One of...

During a meeting of the  Defense Council of Granma province, held this Sunday in Bayamo, it was decided to close the province’s land borders for the passage of people. Therefore, from now on passage will only be allowed for essential economic activities. The measure responds to the report of positive cases of the new coronavirus in neighboring provinces, and seeks to prevent the spread of the situation in Granma, which has been free of the disease for 20 days. https://youtu.be/vgdp7c93u_E Since last week in Granma, control points have been operating in places bordering neighboring provinces (Las Tunas, Holguín and Santiago de Cuba) to regulate the movement of people, check their health status and, if necessary, proceed with their isolation. On the other hand, it was learned that in the towns of Marimón, in the Agüero Mar Verde People’s Council, and Cuabitas, in that of Boniato, both in the neighboring province of Santiago de Cuba, a 14-day quarantine was declared to limit the transmission of the virus. This measure includes limiting the entry and exit from these communities to essential personnel, the operation of commercial centers and services from 07:00 to 19:00 and only for residents and reducing human movement between...

According to the last Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) report given in Havana by Dr. Francisco Durán García, director of epidemiology of the MINSAP, at the close of yesterday, April 18, in Cuba there were 3,037 people admitted to hospitals for clinical surveillance- epidemiological. Another 8,134 are being monitored at home by primary health care. The report added that 1,770 tests were made, resulting in 49 positive cases. Cuba has made a total of 26,982 tests and 1,035 have resulted positive (3.83%). At yesterday’s close, 49 new cases were confirmed, for a total of 1,035. The 49 new confirmed cases were Cuban. Of these, 41 had contacts with positive cases. In 8 the source of the infection is unknown. Of the 49 diagnosed cases, 24 were women (48.9%) and 25 men (51.0%). Of the total number of diagnosed cases (49), the most affected age groups were those under 40 years of age with 23 cases (46.9%), followed by the group of 40 to 60 years with 19 cases (38.7%). 51.0% (25) of the positive cases were asymptomatic.  

Each Cuban citizen with an internet connection on their cell phone will be able to give an account of their state of health through the Pesquisador Virtual application, developed by the University of Computer Sciences (UCI) and the Ministries of Public Health and Communications to complement the active screening being carried out in all the island’s communities. Given the growing epidemiological threat because of the spread of the new coronavirus, the application will contribute to the detection of people who present symptoms of the disease, since the data entered by the population will be analyzed in real time by qualified medical personnel from each health area. Pesquisador Virtual will work in a simple way. It can be accessed through the Cuban app store Apklis, or the Ministry of Public Health network. Once the application is downloaded, each user must register their personal data (name, surname ...), as well as the address where they are at the time of the screening, so that the health authorities can reach patients in an expedite way. Then, users will answer a simple survey, which inquires about specific symptoms that they have had in the last days, recent contacts with people infected with COVID-19 or...

Teaching activities in Cuba will continue on television until further notice, which is why it can already be officially said that next Monday, April 20, classes will not resume in schools on the island, as had been planned since March 24. “As is evident, given the situation in the country, it is not possible to access educational institutions, because we have to continue complying with the planned isolation measures,” Minister of Education Ena Elsa Velázquez said this Friday. The minister explained during the Mesa Redonda television program that, in keeping with the circumstances, a new stage of televised classes will begin, which coincides with the third and last teaching period of the school year. https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/cuba-suspends-classes-for-a-month-due-to-coronavirus/ Televised classes have been the means used for the last three weeks to maintain teaching activities at the primary, junior and senior high school levels, as well as in professional technical education and in the training of pedagogical personnel. The Schools for Physical Education Teachers (EPEF) will join these classes, as well as those of artistic teaching, with the subjects of Solfeggio, Basic Piano, Instrument Practice, Physical Preparation, Voice and Diction, Sculpture, Painting, Ballet and Dance Technique. Although the televised classes allow the exchange between...

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported this Saturday of 63 infections of the new coronavirus, so the number of confirmed cases on the island amounted to 986, very close to a thousand, a figure that 79 countries have already exceeded, according to Johns Hopkins University’s update in real time. Dr. Francisco Durán, director of epidemiology of the MINSAP, said at a press conference that the death toll rose to 32 after the death of a patient at the close of this Friday’s data, and now the country has a mortality rate of 3.2. According to this Saturday’s report, which reflects the data from the closing on Friday, there are 10 people in critical condition and five in serious condition. The remaining 710 hospitalized patients presented a stable clinical evolution. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1251532416273002497 The MINSAP report specifies that there are 2,866 patients and 1,968 suspected cases hospitalized, while another 7,592 people are under primary healthcare surveillance in their homes. Of the new 63 coronavirus positive cases, 49 are contacts of already confirmed patients and the source of infection of 14 is being investigated. Cuban health authorities started reporting cases without a specific source of infection on April 5, and since then...

Electricity consumption has skyrocketed in Cuba during the month of April, which generated an alert from the Cuban authorities to the population to encourage energy saving. In the first weeks of this month, “the demand for electric power has exceeded what is normally consumed in the summer months,” the official Granma daily reported. The publication indicates that, according to the National Energy Council, “what was planned for the mid-day peak at the country level, at this stage of the year, is not being met by 20.6%, a figure that represents 421 megawatts above the plan.” It also affirms that “at the national level the plan is not being fulfilled by 5.3%, which represents an overconsumption of 9,516 tons of fuel.” This is taking place at a time when a greater number of people remain at home during these hours, as a result of the measures adopted by the government to confront the COVID-19 pandemic. These include the suspension of classes and non-essential work activities, as well as events and public transportation, which makes many Cubans spend more time at home, something that, in addition, the government itself has insisted as a preventive measure. Added to this are the high temperatures...

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez affirmed this Friday that the U.S. government “lies by insisting on non-existent medical exports due to the blockade.” Rodríguez said in his Twitter account that U.S. officials “hide real events and manipulate private donations” and affirmed that “the blockade was designed to cause harm to human beings.” The island’s foreign minister’s statements come a day after the Treasury Department said in a statement that the United States “is committed to ensuring that humanitarian assistance continues to reach at-risk populations through legitimate and transparent channels as countries across the globe fight the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).” The statement, which the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) news agency describes as “misleading,” affirms that the sanctions programs administered by “the  Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) generally allow for legitimate humanitarian-related trade, assistance, or activity under existing laws and regulations.” https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba-usa/united-states-offers-to-allow-sending-of-humanitarian-assistance-to-cuba-due-to-the-coronavirus/ According to the note, OFAC encourages those interested in providing this assistance during the pandemic to avail themselves of longstanding exemptions, exceptions and authorizations pertaining to humanitarian assistance and trade, available in many of the sanctions programs. On the Cuban issue in particular, the statement states that “Though the Cuba embargo remains in place, and most transactions...

At the Mesa Redonda television program this Friday, Cuban Minister of Health José Ángel Portal Miranda assessed the national epidemiological situation presided by a clear message: “We all have to protect ourselves, especially vulnerable groups. The knowledge we have of how to participate will avoid greater consequences.” To do this, he reiterated the need to obtain the support of all citizens. “The teamwork carried out in the country is important, which is not only carried out by the Ministry of Public Health. The actions that we have been developing jointly must compulsorily contribute to the country having control of this disease,” he said. Referring to the world situation, he said that according to official statistics, 182 countries have reported confirmed cases: they already exceed two million; the death toll is 136,320. The mortality rate has continued to rise and even exceeds 18% in some areas. “As the number of cases increases and the appropriate measures are not taken, health systems become packed, they collapse. It is what we have to avoid in our country,” he said. He reported that this Thursday, April 16, 2,734 patients were admitted to hospitals in Cuba; of these, 1,777 are suspected and 698 are confirmed...

The deceased in Cuba from COVID-19 reached 31 at midnight on April 16, after registering 4 new deaths; meanwhile, the contagion cases totaled 923 after the confirmation of 61 new infected. All the deceased are Cuban. Three of them correspond to residents of Havana: a 76-year-old man from Cerro; a 72-year-old woman from Old Havana; and a 78-year-old man from La Lisa. The fourth case was that of an 83-year-old man, residing in the Reparto Velázquez, in Las Tunas. The information was given this morning by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), which also affirms that all the new infections correspond to Cubans. Fifty-seven were contacts of confirmed or suspected cases, and the source of infection is being investigated in 4 of them. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1251164811053817859 Among those reported today, women predominate (36) over men (25); 67.2% were asymptomatic, and the most affected age groups are concentrated in: over 60 years with 24 cases (40%), and under 40, with 20 cases (33.3%). The residence by province and municipality is as follows: Pinar del Río: 2 (from the municipalities of Consolación del Sur and Pinar Del Río). Mayabeque: 1 (from the municipality of San José de las Lajas). Havana: 15 (5 from Habana...

Four Cuban collaborators from the Barrio Adentro Mission tested positive for the coronavirus, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced this Thursday. All were in contact with positive patients and were detected in the population of Guarenas, Miranda state, which is why it was decided to hospitalize them in La California Sur Comprehensive Diagnostic Center, in Caracas. https://youtu.be/Yv7jExmRqu0 The first is a 36-year-old female nurse, the second a 52-year-old male nurse, the third a 57-year-old female nurse and the fourth a 37-year-old dentist. They present mild to moderate respiratory conditions that are being treated according to each case.

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported this Thursday an outbreak of COVID-19 in a nursing home in the city of Santa Clara, in the center of the island. According to the daily report issued by MINSAP on the situation of the coronavirus pandemic, of the 19 new cases confirmed at the close of Wednesday in the province of Villa Clara, “17 belong to an outbreak in the Nursing Home No. 3 of Santa Clara.” The note does not specify which of the 18 positive cases registered in that city―the other case is from the Villa Clara municipality of Placetas, an 85-year-old woman whose source of infection is under investigation―are the 17 linked to that outbreak, nor does it specify in each case if they are elderly who are interned, semi-interned, workers or relatives. However, from the data provided about the new patients of COVID-19 in Santa Clara, it can be verified that not all those infected in the nursing home are over 65 years of age. https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/coronavirus-in-cuba-862-cases-27-deaths/ In total, nine people reported as positive in the Villa Clara capital―three men and six women―belonged to that age group, of which six are over 80 years old, two are over...

An earthquake that occurred in the early hours of this Thursday was registered by the National Center for Seismological Investigations of Cuba (CENAIS), the island’s media reported. The earthquake had a magnitude 6.0 on the Richter scale and took place at 4:04 am (local time) this April 16, according to a report by the Granma daily. The quake did not occur in Cuban territory, but was related to the Motagua fault, in northern Honduras. It had a depth of 25 km and was located 507 km southwest of Sandino, in the province of Pinar del Río. https://twitter.com/radiorebeldecu/status/1250799999832723459 Perceptibility reports have been received in the Pinar del Río, Viñales, and San Juan y Martínez municipalities, according to the Agencia Cubana de Noticias news agency. However, Enrique Arango, head of the National Seismological Service of CENAIS, explained to Granma that the center’s specialists “established communication with the Civil Defense to specify the places where perceptibility is reported.” In addition, the daily affirms that Havana citizens reported having felt an earthquake this morning, which in the opinion of the specialist is possible in tall buildings in the Cuban capital. “Since it was distant, the earthquake produces a long-term, low-frequency wave that resonates with...

As reported today Thursday by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), with the 48 new cases reported, Cuba reaches the figure of 862 infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, causing the disease known as COVID-19, from which 27 people have already died on the island. Deaths increased with three deceased yesterday. Likewise, the records show 10 patients in critical condition and six in serious condition. The most affected provinces in today’s report are Havana with 23 cases (45%) and Villa Clara with 19 cases (39%). Of the Villa Clara infections, 17 belong to an outbreak in the Santa Clara Nursing Home No. 3. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1250803531235328011 The residence by provinces and municipalities of the 48 confirmed cases is: Havana: 23 (4 from the municipality of Habana del Este; Cerro, Diez de Octubre and Plaza de la Revolución, 3 each; Marianao, 2; and Playa, Old Havana, San Miguel del Padrón, Cotorro, La Lisa, Regla, Guanabacoa and Centro Habana, 1 each). Matanzas: 1 (from Cárdenas municipality). Villa Clara: 19 (18 from Santa Clara municipality and one from Placetas). Sancti Spíritus: 1 (from La Sierpe municipality). Ciego de Ávila: 1 (from the municipality of Florencia). Camagüey: 2 (from Camagüey municipality). Guantánamo: 1 (from Guantánamo municipality). The...