Help us keep OnCuba alive After a day in which contagions reached the highest peak in October, health authorities today reported 49 new positive cases in Cuba of the SARS-CoV-2 virus after having processed 8,201 samples in search of the disease. Of the total, 47 correspond to Cubans and two foreigners, both citizens of the …

Cuba confirmed that the 407 Western Union payment points in the country will close due to the sanctions recently announced by the Donald Trump administration, which prohibit the sending of remittances from the United States to the island through official channels. The financial services firm Fincimex denounced in a statement that remittances to Cuba “will …

The Cuban Council of State approved a new Decree Law that establishes a new social security regime for workers in the Basic Units of Cooperative Production (UBPC), which will demand greater productivity from these entities and less dependence on the state budget. The deputy director of the National Institute of Social Security (INASS), Haydeé Franco, …

The Cuban Soberana 02 COVID-19 vaccine candidate will soon begin its clinical trials in humans, after its approval by the island’s regulatory body. The Finlay Vaccine Institute, the scientific entity in charge of its preparation, announced this Tuesday that the vaccine received approval from the Center for State Control of Medicines, Equipment and Medical Devices …