{"id":225707,"date":"2020-08-07T17:03:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-07T21:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=225707"},"modified":"2020-08-07T17:04:03","modified_gmt":"2020-08-07T21:04:03","slug":"mobility-in-havana-and-to-nearby-provinces-restricted-to-stop-increase-in-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/mobility-in-havana-and-to-nearby-provinces-restricted-to-stop-increase-in-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Mobility in Havana and to nearby provinces restricted to stop increase in COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mobility within and from Havana<\/a> to other nearby provinces will be restricted, as part of a plan of measures approved by the Cuban capital\u2019s authorities to curb the increase in COVID-19 cases the city has experienced in recent days.<\/p>\n

The plan, which was confirmed this Thursday by the island\u2019s government, includes sanitary, social and transportation regulations, and will start being applied next Saturday, except for the measures related to transportation, which will take effect next Monday, as reported<\/a> by Tribuna de La Habana<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Among the measures announced at the daily meeting of the Provincial Defense Council (CDP) are the limitation of urban transportation and the mobility of people in the capital until 11:00 pm, the restriction of transportation\u2015including the state-run\u2015between Havana and the provinces of Matanzas, Artemisa and Mayabeque, and the establishment of border control points with the presence of health personnel, inspectors and police officers.<\/p>\n

Similarly, Tribuna<\/em> points out that passenger boarding points on highways and roads will be paralyzed and vehicles are forbidden from having more than eight seats without authorization, the maximum of 40 people standing in articulated buses and 20 in rigid buses will be restored, hygienic measures will be reinforced in the means of transportation, and the regulations for movement between Havana and the Isla de la Juventud will be maintained.<\/p>\n

However, it clarifies that the transportation services to hotels and camping bases, where there are health and safety protocols to avoid contagions with the coronavirus, are maintained, as well as those for \u201cexceptional cases\u201d related to health problems.<\/p>\n

As part of the plan, the hours of bars, restaurants and nightclubs were also restricted only until 9:00 pm, with the ban on dances and a minimum distance of one and a half meters between tables and stools in bars. At the same time, the ban was ratified on concerts, shows and mass events, including public, recreational, sports and religious activities.<\/p>\n

In addition, the screenings will be intensified and the healthcare services will be reorganized so that more health professionals can join this work in the communities; the aim is to \u201cincrease\u201d real-time PCR tests, particularly in the highest-risk municipalities, with at least 2,240 daily tests; and control will be increased in isolation centers and hospitals to \u201cverify discipline and compliance with established protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n

Massive tests to detect COVID-19 in Havana<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n