Cuban airports get certification for arrival of international travelers

[El Presidente]

https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/cuban-airports-get-certification-for-arrival-of-international-travelers/

Cuban airports get certification for arrival of international travelers

This certification allows them to begin their operations by implementing the sanitary protocols established in the face of COVID-19, at a time when a great deal of Cuba is already in phase three of the de-escalation and could receive tourists in several keys adjacent to the main island.

 by OnCuba Staff

 July 29, 2020

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Archive photo of Abel Santamaría International Airport in Santa Clara, Cuba. Photo: Vanguardia/Archive.The international airports Vilo Acuña in Cayo Largo del Sur, Abel Santamaría, in the city of Santa Clara, and Jardines del Rey, in the northern keys of Ciego de Ávila, are ready to receive international travelers after being certified for it by the Cuban authorities.This certification allows them to begin their operations by implementing the sanitary protocols established in the face of COVID-19, at a time when a great deal of Cuba is already in phase three of the de-escalation and could receive tourists in several keys adjacent to the main island.Luis Alexander Ochoa, deputy director of the Cuban Aviation Corporation (CACSA), affirmed on state television that all companies in the Cuban aeronautical system have a protocol approved by the Ministry of Public Health and a multidisciplinary team “to guarantee the safety, quality and well-being of all passengers” arriving at international airports.The new regulations establish that “every passenger who enters the air terminals will be subjected to a double check of body temperature.” In addition, “those who arrive from abroad will be required to deliver their affidavit of health, based on a model previously delivered by the airline,” and will be subjected to a PCR test, the television report said.Likewise, the protocol includes disinfecting luggage and reorganizing airport areas to guarantee physical distance, for which construction work has been carried out at the terminals.

 

 

[El Presidente]

Coronavirus in Cuba: more than 3,600 tests, 11 were positive

423 people were hospitalized and 3,450 were under primary healthcare surveillance.

 by OnCuba Staff

 July 31, 2020

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y region, today’s 11 cases are limited to the municipalities of Bauta (Artemisa), Marianao, Playa, 10 de Octubre and Plaza de la Revolución (Havana) and Camajuaní (Villa Clara). Photo: Ernesto Mastrascusa/EFE/Archive.The data on COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Cuba continue as follows: 11 new infections as a result of the 3,696 tests carried out in the country, the number of active patients increased to 164 and, as in 19 days ago, no deaths from the disease were reported.All were Cuban, according to the health authorities’ report today, 10 are contacts of confirmed cases and in one individual the source of infection is not specified.By region, they are limited to the municipalities of Bauta (Artemisa), Marianao, Playa, 10 de Octubre and Plaza de la Revolución (Havana) and Camajuaní (Villa Clara).Men predominated over women (6-5) and nine people were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. No patient was discharged yesterday, and one person was still in critical condition.

[1LegLance]

Interesting that there was no mention of Jose Marti airport in Havana...I wonder when flights from the USA will resume? Lots of stick on the shelves waiting for our dollars and the Cuban economy could use a boost.

[helix]

Is any country allowing flights from the US?

[rckymtn22]

14 minutes ago, helix said:

Is any country allowing flights from the US?

A whole lot of countries are allowing flights including Canada. Just look at Fightradar24,  sure a lot of flights going to and from.

[puromaniac]

Still a bit fluid here in Canada: https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/u-s-travel-restrictions-covid-19-land-border-fly-1.5607741