Entries Published On December, 2020
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VENEZUELA IS QUIETLY QUITTING SOCIALISM (A Digression from Cuban Matters)
Stefano Pozzebon CNN, December 18, 2020 Original Article Shantytowns surround Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, like the walls of a bowl. Little houses pile on each other on the steep hills, some reachable only by vertiginous staircases. Earlier this month, Ingrid Sanchez tried to rustle up votes here for the ruling Socialist Party in Petare, Venezuela’s largest …
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Sun, beach and safety: Cuba’s proposal in times of pandemic
At first glance, it is hard to believe that we are in 2020: several people sunbathe on the sand, others laugh with cocktails in hand and a couple embracing walk near the water. All with their faces uncovered, forgetting for a few days that a pandemic is still raging outside. The only clue that COVID-19 …
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Eusebio Leal in the heart of Havana
The death of Dr. Eusebio Leal on July 31 left Havana orphaned, the city to which he consecrated his life and that this Thursday, as a full tribute to his work, went to give him his choral and at the same time intimate goodbye at the National Capitol. There, in the monumental building that he …
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Coronavirus: 142 discharged patients in Cuba, new infections rise to 122
With 142 recovered patients, the statistics seem encouraging; however, the new infections this Thursday rose to 122, a high number, the second highest after 124 were detected positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus last December 6. More than half correspond to imported cases (66 imported-56 autochthonous), the predominant scenario since last December 11, according to Dr. …
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Cuba’s Revolution in Health Care
Don Fitz has written a fascinating account (Cuban Health Care: The Ongoing Revolution) of the development of the Cuban health care system. Placing developments in their historical context—and emphasizing Cuban internationalism throughout—Fitz has illuminated how the Cubans have developed a health care system that is the envy of many countries around the world; and one …
