Among Cubans, the hand on the shoulder ›Cuba› Granma - Official Organ of the PCC

Early in the morning the graduates Zobeida Marrero Quintana and Aliuska López Reyes receive me in their office.Of the seven specialists that the Department of Foreign Trade, Foreign Investment and International Economic Cooperation of the Popular Power of Matanzas –Created on December 26, 2019 in all the provinces of the country -, they have been at the moment two two.Some officials were sent to other municipalities who needed support, others remain isolated because a relative was declared positive.

The two rooms that occupy in the wide governing house, built in the nineteenth century, seem small, because they agglomerate the packages and boxes of two recently received donations.

It is not that they will be delayed in its distribution, Zobeida explains to me, is that a new center in Jagüey is being conditioned, and these donations will cover part of their needs.«This one from here - refers to the second room - is from the air navigation company, and consists of nasobucos, bathing and washing soaps, disinfectants, sanitary paper, mattresses, floor bottle, etc..And that there is from the Cuban Fund of Cultural Goods of Havana, with sheets, covers, 8,000 nasobucos, some detergent, chlorine and soap ».

The first donation received in Matanzas, in October 2020, came from Zhejiang, China, and contained nasobucos and gloves.By then, pandemic barely began its vertiginous rise with new strains.Given the increase in cases, a group of countries expressed their intention to make donations: Spain, Italy, Mexico, Canada and China herself.But it excites knowing that it is the Cuban people who have mobilized more promptly.Every day, telephone calls from natural persons are received, accounts, artists, musical groups, companies that have collected donations, including Zobeida, the director of the National Symphony Orchestra, the Havanera Art Factory and the Matanzer Peloter Yadir Yadir Drake.

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As of July 12 and 13, 2021, the new stage began: in those days the donation of the Council of Iglesias de Cuba entered, which was distributed between the evangelical seminar, the center of reflection and dialogue, where there are isolation centers–The evangelical seminar is an extension of the pediatric hospital, with positive children to COVID-19–, and the Cárdenas hospital.These donations consisted of means of protection, nasobucos, masks, disposable overbats, food, medicines, cleaning, surface and hand disinfectants.

Zobeida is exhautative in the description of donors, donated and receptors.A table with data is helped.He doesn't want to forget anything.

On July 14, the good faith musical group arrived, with donations from the EGREM that they had received and transferred to Matanzas.In that delivery, various artists collaborated.They brought medications, food, means of protection and cleanliness, both surface and personal.The medications of use in minors were for the pediatric hospital;The elderly, for the isolation center at the University of Matanzas, and the rest of the supplies were delivered to the Vocational School of Exact Sciences Carlos Marx.

«Donations have principles that we follow.Decree Law 16 establishes that the will of the donor is respected ».Good faith said that he delivered the donation to the provincial government, and that he had of it where he would need the most.Kcho, the well -known plastic artist, however, ”he called on the afternoon of that day 14 - wanted to go to the isolation centers to deliver it personally.He brought all those things: disinfectants, chlorine, nasobucos, but also stories books for children, cardboard, crayolas, galletic, soft drinks, and went to the pediatric hospital, to the University of Medical Sciences where two isolation centers lie, and to theHotel Canimao, which is an extension of the pediatric.That delivery had a very positive impact between parents and children.

On the 16th a donation of the town of Santa Clara arrived, in which people from other municipalities intervened.It was brought by natural persons in their private cars, and did not accept a drop of fuel that the Santa Clara Government offered.All expenses ran on their own.They knew it that they would be, on their return, 14 days isolated.They brought food, garlic, onions, chili, tomato pure.

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They knew and appreciated the sacrifice and delivery of health personnel.They came with their very well detailed medication box, which gave the head of the institution, plus food, more everything that brought: nasobucos, detergents, bathroom soaps, washing, surface and hand disinfectants, clothing, clothing, sheets towels.That donation was taken to the Eide isolation center, which has around 160 beds, and that of the CECE in the industrial zone, with a very positive impact.

They explained the reasons for what they did.The administrator of the industrial zone, a rough man, of work, could not respond, his throat of emotion was knotted.They already prepare another trip with donations.

This Sunday 18 entered a donation from Canada, with medications and media for the hospital in Cárdenas.He arrived at five in the afternoon.It was received by the counterpart from Zobeida in that municipality, and by the director of the Destination Hospital.All papers were in order.Since the intention of donating those materials, on Tuesday of last week, the procedures began.There is good communication between the provincial government, the Mincex and the Minsap.Monday was delivered.

Canada intends to donate onwards similar loads to all hospitals in Matanzas.

There is the variant of monetary donations.An account in national currency was opened with that purpose, in the Provincial Directorate of Finance and Prices.The Lada de la Habana club donated 5,000 pesos, and a company from the University of Havana delivered 6 200 pesos.That money is used in expenses related to healthcare work.

Anyway, it is a movement of spontaneous solidarity, which does not distinguish between the state and the private, the personal or the public.Among Cubans, always, the hand on the shoulder.