MEDICC Review continues documentation of Cuba’s COVID-19 Prevention and Control Plan and its implementation, begun with our April issue (see https://mediccreview.org/cubas-covid-19-strategy-main-actions-through-april-23-2020). This time, we present two tables: the first refers to measures taken to confront the epidemic, and the second, to the phased recovery process that is expected to lead to changes in many, if not all, sectors of Cuban society. In both cases, we have indicated the source of the information provided.
Timeline of COVID-19 Measures in Cuba (April 24–July 20, 2020)
POST-EPIDEMIC RECOVERY PROGRAM
Of Cuba’s 15 provinces, 13 and the Isle of Youth Special Municipality entered Phase-One COVID-19 recovery on June 18, 2020; Matanzas Province on June 22; Havana on July 3. Entrance into each phase is determined by analyzing the following five COVID-19 indicators in each territory, established by the Ministry of Public Health, with thresholds for each indicator (see http://www.cubadebate.cu/especiales/2020/07/03/el-programa-de-medicamentos-en-el-pais-una-prioridad-del-gobierno-cubano/#.Xx87t-cpDIU):
1. Incidence rate
2. Reproductive number/ratio
3. Number of active cases
4. Number of positive cases with known route of infection in the past 15 days
5. Existence and number of local transmission events
Main Actions During Three Phases of Cuba’s COVID-19 Recovery Program
