On International Family Day, the best gift for its members is to stay free of diseases, said Dr. Kenia González Medina, Head of Medical Care of the Provincial Directorate of Public Health in Granma.

The Dr. highlighted the leading role of each family member, considered the basic cell of society in the prevention and control not only of the COVID-19 pandemic; also, dengue, sika and chicunguya.

“In these times of COVID-19 self-responsibility is imposed in the implementation of biosecurity measures and it is essential to carry out the self-focus in homes to prevent the proliferation of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito,” she stressed.

Regarding the randomized study to detect asymptomatic cases of COVID-19, it was reported that 66 PCR samples were received and to date all have been negative. She added that its completion is expected today in the territories of Jiguaní, Bartolomé Masó and Manzanillo and tomorrow in Bayamo.

According to the Health official, the province of Granma remains free of new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 15 patients are kept in the isolation centers, 86 PCR samples were received.

However, she stated that active surveillance is maintained at the border points of the province, the research and insists on maintaining the measures guided to face the pandemic.