In the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Roberto Morales Ojeda, a new plan of measures was discussed at the Provincial Defense Council of Havana, with the aim of increasing control and stopping the transmission of COVID–19 in the city.

“We are facing a pandemic that means more than a health crisis, and it generates a commitment that goes beyond one person, so we all have to protect ourselves,” Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal Miranda said.

The Ministry of Labor and Social Security implements twenty measures with the aim of protecting the state and self-employed sectors, as well as older adults and people benefited with social assistance, who remain at home in the face of Covid-19 threat.

With the presence of the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Vice President Salvador Valdes Mesa and the President of the National Assembly and the Council of State, Esteban Lazo, the results of the work of the Agricultural System during 2019 and the projections for this year were discussed this Thursday.

With the participation of two thousand 200 delegates from more than 60 countries, it began today in the Convention Palace of Havana the 22nd edition of the Cigar Festival, dedicated on this occasion to Bolivar and Montecristo brands.