Drought, construction and housing in times of COVID-19

Drought, construction and housing in times of COVID-19

René Mesa Villafañas, Minister of Construction, when evaluating the contribution of his organization in the confrontation with COVID-19, said that the main investment processes have continued, especially those related to maintenance and repair. These are fundamentally in the health sector, as is the case of what has been done in isolation centers.

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The minister added that one of the fundamental tasks in this period has been the conditioning of premises for isolation, to date delivering 11,396 capacities, especially in Havana.

In the case of hospitals that serve patients infected with COVID-19, a repair process was carried out, the owner alleged. “We enabled 1,600 new beds from the maintenance of the cubicles, although we have about 300 to finish. In addition, work was done in the kitchen areas and other essential premises, "he said.

René Mesa Villafañas highlighted the work carried out in the hospital of the University of Computer Sciences, (ICU), in which a comprehensive repair was carried out. “Two building blocks were added to it and the capacity was expanded to 670 beds. We have 6 blocks for isolation and one for health personnel. ”