April 2020 Archives

13 April, 2020 Havana hits out at Washington for lying about Cuban medical aid

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez asserted the US administration lies about the island’s medical cooperation in a fruitless effort to malign it when nearly 60 countries have warmly welcomed Cuban doctors.

13 April, 2020 Cuba with 726 Covid-19 positives and 121 medical discharges in total

Cuban health authorities announced today that 57 patients tested positive for Covid-19, a figure that rises to 726 confirmed cases, while 29 received medical discharge in the last hours.

13 April, 2020 Chinese Channel Exposes Cuban fight vs. Covid-19 despite US Blockade

The international CGTN channel of China showed today in a material the difficulties Cuba faces to combat the Covid-19 pandemic due to the intensification of the financial, economic and commercial blockade of the United States.

13 April, 2020 Syria praises Cuba’s contribution to the world fight against Covid-19

The political and press adviser to Syria’s presidency Boutheina Shabaan praised this Monday Cuba’s contribution to the world fight against Covid-19 pandemic.

13 April, 2020 Díaz-Canel highlights Cuba’s solidarity despite US campaign

Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, underlined today the solidarity health aid offered by the island to the world in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the United States’ claims to prevent it.

13 April, 2020 Cuban medical brigade leaves for Togo to face Covid-19

A Cuban medical brigade left for Togo, in West Africa, to join actions against SARS CoV

13 April, 2020 Cuban residents in Jamaica highlight medical aid against Covid-19

The Antonio Maceo Association of Cuban Residents in Jamaica described Cuba’s medical collaboration in Jamaica against Covid-19 as an example of unity and friendship.

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.

13 April, 2020 Cuba intensifies measures against Covid-19 local cases

Measures to curb the extension of Covid-19 are being intensified in the municipalities of Cabaiguan and Taguasco, in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, so as to curb the spread of cases of local transmission.

10 April, 2020 In Cuba, New Measures in the Face of Covid-19 Pandemic

Minister of Transportation Eduardo Rodriguez announced at the Round Table TV program new measures as part of the confrontation with Covid-19, which include, from next Saturday, the total paralysis of urban and inter-municipal public transport service, including the private one.

10 April, 2020 Decisions Cuba Makes Are to Save Lives

“Cuba has always demonstrated unity, in Revolution, and today unity goes through responsibility, to understand that responsibility and to act with that responsibility,” the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, remarked on Thursday as he headed the meeting that every afternoon checks the situation of COVID-19 on the island.

10 April, 2020 Cuba with 564 confirmed cases of new coronavirus

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported today 49 new patients with Covid-19, all Cubans, bringing the number of confirmed cases to 564.

10 April, 2020 New measures will regulate trade in Cuba to control Covid-19

Cuba’s Minister of Domestic Trade, Betsy Diaz, reported the implementation of new measures to contribute to the efforts fighting Covid-19.

10 April, 2020 Cuba rejects alleged drug trafficking links according to Newsweek

Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez on Wednesday rejected the accusations made by a top US official who was quoted by Newsweek about Cuba’s alleged drug trafficking links with Venezuela.

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.

10 April, 2020 US blockade affects Cuba’s fight against Covid-19

The economic, commercial and financial blockade of the United States against Cuba affects the access of the Caribbean island to medicines and materials to face the Covid-19, was reiterated today in this capital.

10 April, 2020 Cuba advances on applying homeopathic med in face of Covid-19

Cuba advances on applying the homeopathic medicine PrevengHo Vir as another measure in the fight against the spread of SARS-Cov-2 coronavirus causing Covid-19 disease, noted health authorities this Thursday.

9 April, 2020 Diaz-Canel Calls to Act Responsibly Before Covid-19

“Acting responsibly is how we can contribute to saving human lives,” the President of the Republic, Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, insisted on Wednesday afternoon during the meeting that daily evaluates the behavior of the new coronavirus in the country and in which Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz unveiled new measures aimed at containing the progress of COVID-19 in the national territory.

9 April, 2020 Covid-19; Be Responsible and Stay Home

The Minister of Public Health, Dr. Jose Angel Portal, reported that at the close yesterday, 61 new patients were confirmed with Covid-19, for a cumulative 457 positive cases, and announced the unfortunate death of a Cuban woman.

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.’

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