The complete closure of land borders for the passage of people in the Granma province was determined by the Provincial Defense Council meeting in the City of Bayamo.

Only the essential passage for the operation of the economy will be allowed, according to the journalist Alminer Cabrera Ríos´s report.

The measure responds to the report of positive cases of the new coronavirus in nearby provinces, so as to avoid such behavior in Granma, a province with 20 days without report new Covid -19 cases.

During the meeting, it was also decided to create a working group to achieve emerging results in food production led by the vice president of the Provincial Defense Council, Francisco Escribano Cruz.

In this territory, control points have been operating since last week at the accesses with nearby provinces, to regulate the movement of people and check their health, and recommend their isolation.

At the moment, about 40 percent of silent carriers of the new corona virus are asymptomatic, hence the importance of reducing the entry of people into the territory.