{"id":230343,"date":"2020-11-13T07:51:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T12:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=230343"},"modified":"2020-11-13T07:51:31","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T12:51:31","slug":"flights-to-cuba-in-the-new-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/flights-to-cuba-in-the-new-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"Flights to Cuba in the new normal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cuba is now one month into the <\/span>\u201cnew normal.\u201d<\/span><\/a> At least, almost the entire island. Since last October 12, most of the Cuban provinces officially entered that status, which seeks to boost the economy after months of the <\/span>coronavirus<\/span><\/a> pandemic, although without neglecting epidemiological surveillance and hygienic-sanitary measures to prevent a new wave of COVID-19.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only Ciego de \u00c1vila, Sancti Sp\u00edritus and Pinar del R\u00edo\u2014which had to regress due to a strong outbreak of the disease\u2014remain in the phase of limited autochthonous transmission; while Havana, even though it has shown favorable indicators in recent weeks, continues in phase 3 of the recovery stage, in which many of the services and activities have already been restored.<\/span><\/p>\n

As part of this normalization of life in the country, all Cuban international airports <\/span>reopened<\/span><\/a> to commercial flights in mid-October, with the exception of Jos\u00e9 Mart\u00ed in Havana, which will <\/span>finally do so<\/span><\/a> next Sunday, November 15. The air terminals of the tourist destinations of the keys adjacent to the island had already been authorized, the only ones that until then offered their services to international tourism, although in practice only Jardines del Rey, in the north keys of the central Cuba, did so. It began its regular operations in September with flights from Canada, which were joined this month by others from Russia.<\/span><\/p>\n

For their reopening, the airports underwent repairs and adaptation to the new epidemiological conditions, after which they received certification from the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). They also established a strict sanitary protocol, which includes a mandatory declaration of health by travelers, taking temperature and carrying out a PCR test upon arrival in the country, disinfection of luggage, and reinforcement of physical distancing in the interior and exterior areas of the air terminals.<\/span><\/p>\n

In addition, according to Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, when explaining the new strategy to deal with COVID-19 on the island, foreign visitors \u201cwill go to their hotels and there they will be observed by health authorities. Meanwhile, the nationals will carry out their isolation in their homes and will also receive care from the primary health system.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cuba assumes \u201cnew normal\u201d as strategy to face COVID-19<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n