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20 April, 2020 Russia’s press praises Cuban medical solidarity in Covid-19 times

Russia’s press highlighted this Monday Cuba’s solidarity by offering the service of its doctors to other nations, in the midst of the scourge of the SARS CoV-2 coronavirus, responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic.

17 April, 2020 Cuba’s solidarity to the world overshadows the US, experts say

Cuba’s solidarity with other countries in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic eclipsed the United States in the world, the website www.strategic-culture.org underlines today.

17 April, 2020 Cuba appreciates Caricom’s stance on US sanctions

Cuba today thanked the governments of the Caribbean Community (Carimon) for the United States to lift its punishments against Cuba and Venezuela.

13 April, 2020 The Americas Hit by Covid-19

The Americas closed this week with more than 640,000 cases and 25,000 deaths due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in what can be described as the toughest week for the region.

13 April, 2020 Governor of Italian region highlights solidarity gesture of Cuba

The governor of the Piedmont region, Alberto Cirio, today thanked the Cuban government for helping that Italian territory to face Covid-19.

13 April, 2020 US blockade makes it impossible for Cuba to purchase respirators

The company Medicuba will not be able to purchase the artificial respirators contracted to the manufacturers IMT Medical AG and Acutronic Medical Systems AG due to the blockade, because they were both bought by a US company, according to a Cuban official source.

10 April, 2020 Cuban doctors’ solidarity in Djibouti has no borders

‘If the novel SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus enters the poor neighborhoods, it is going to be a catastrophe’, Julio Linares, young specialist and member of the Cuban Medical Brigade in Djibouti, said categorically referring to the pandemic.

8 April, 2020 Panamanian Committee assesses solidarity of Cuban health workers

Cuban health workers bring hope to other peoples, the Panamanian Coordinating Committee of solidarity with the Caribbean island stated, upon assessing the current gesture made by hundreds of members of the ‘army in white coats.’

8 April, 2020 Cuba reaffirms its support for Rafael Correa

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has confirmed on Wednesday the country´s support to former Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa (2007-2017), who has been sentenced to prison for allegedly corruption acts.

8 April, 2020 Cuban residents in Peru highlight mutual repatriation operation

The Association of Cuban Residents in Peru highlighted the recent cooperation between both countries that made possible the repatriation of Cuban visitors from Peru and Peruvians from Cuba, as a result of solidarity and collaboration.

8 April, 2020 Cuban doctors work in the Algerian desert

The Cuban Medical Brigade that has been providing medical aid to the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) since 1978 in the Refugee Camps in Tindouf, Algeria, is working in the desert area of Hamada (lit. ‘hell’), in the Sahara.

7 April, 2020 Covid-19 Dead Could be Buried in New York Parks

New York authorities could use local parks to temporarily bury the growing Covid-19 victims in the city, Mark Levine, chairman of the New York Council Health Committee said.

7 April, 2020 The World Continues Its Battle against Covid-19

U.S. reports more than 10,000 deaths from the new SARS-COV-Two coronavirus, when there is a significant increase in the number of deaths per day.

7 April, 2020 They Call as Severe Health Crisis in Honduras

Gilberto Rios, leader of the Freedom and Refoundation Party in Honduras, described as serious the health crisis in the country caused by Covid-19 pandemic, as a result of a decade of neoliberal policies.

6 April, 2020 They Prioritize in Caracas Research before Covid-19

A day of research against Covid-19 was undertaken by the collaborators of the Cuban Medical Mission in the city of Fort Tiuna in the Venezuelan capital.

6 April, 2020 Puebla Group rejects US blockade on Cuba in the middle of a pandemic

The Puebla Group today denounced the blockade by the United States government on humanitarian aid that Chinese institutions and companies sent to Cuba, in a clear violation of human rights.

2 April, 2020 Documentary on Cuban Drug to Be Released in the USA

WASHINGTON, USA. –American public television network PBS, today will premiere the documentary titled Cuba’s Cancer Hope, about Cuban lung cancer drug CIMAVax, in which institutions of the Island and the United States collaborate. PBS recalled that when the U.S. blockade imposed on Cuba nearly 60 years ago left the Caribbean country isolated from medical resources, […]

2 April, 2020 International Letter Expresses Thanks to Cuba

An international open letter with messages of thanks to Cuba and its health professionals fighting Covid-19 has already been signed by some 7,000 people from more than 80 countries around the world.

1 April, 2020 Washington Blocks Sending of Medical Donation from Chinese Company to Cuba

Cuba’s Ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira, reported this Wednesday that the U.S. economic, financial and commercial blockade prevents Alibaba Company from sending a donation to the island to combat Covid-19.

30 March, 2020 The World vs. Pandemic

The United States, which leads the number of coronavirus infections, has so far recorded 291 deaths, of which more than a quarter have occurred in New York State.