Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel on Tuesday expressed his certainty that scientists of BioCubaFarma Research Center will obtain a vaccine against COVID-19.
Cuba’s temporary working group for the prevention and control of the new coronavirus approved Thursday several measures to address the occurrence of local transmission events in the western part of the country.
Esteban Lazo Hernández, president of the National Assembly of People’s Power,led a meeting with the directors of the Permanent Working Committees (CPT) in Havana’s Capitol, the headquarters of the legislative body.
The Cuban Foreign Minister, Bruno Rodriguez, pointed out that the United States Government prioritizes the electoral campaign before the health situation being experienced by the United States due to Covid-19.
The U.S. Reverend Jesse Jackson reiterated his recognition of the brigades of the Cuban medical contingent Henry Reeve which today are battling against the Covid-19 in 34 countries around the world.
The opening on Monday of shops to sell products in freely convertible currency (FCC), as part of new measures taken by the Government, is aimed at solving Cuba’s economic problems in a complex environment.
Deputy Prime Minister and Economy and Planning Minister Alejandro Gil noted on Thursday that Cuba will maintain the centralized economic planning, which he described as a strength of the system.
Academic and commercial activities, as part of the 1st International Meeting on Blue Innovation, scheduled from December 3-5 in Cuba, will boost exports of goods and services in the hydric sector, it was reported on Tuesday.
The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus continues to be highly aggressive and protection measures must be maintained, stressed the director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Francisco Durán.
