The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has expressed solidarity with Cuba on Thursday facing the US-imposed blockade and sanctions, and considered they hinder efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic known as SARS-Cov-2.
Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Thursday highlighted the coordinated work carried out by Cuba and the United Kingdom for the return of the passengers of the cruise ship MS Braemar, with five confirmed cases of the new coronavirus known as SARS-Cov-2.
The Cuban health authorities insisted today that until now the closure of the border is not a prudent measure, taking into account the level of introduction and transmission of the Covid-19 currently registered in the country.
Except for Haiti, until this Thursday all Latin American countries have officially reported positive cases to Covid-19, a disease declared a pandemic by the WHO. The Latin American map of the spread of the outbreak shows 103 new cases in Chile, where the figure rose to 342, while Colombia confirmed another six positive cases, for a total of 108.
Cuban healthcare authorities reported five other Covid-19 cases on Thursday, so the total number of patients rose to 16.
The President of the Republic of Cuba, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, highlighted the responsibility and solidarity of the island in the operation of transporting the passengers of MS Braeman cruiser to the United Kingdom.
The President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez insisted that the current control carried out now at the border to detect travelers who enter the country and who could be carriers of Covid-19 is essential, during the meeting the Cuban Government systematically holds to monitor the situation generated by the new Coronaviru
