Entries Published On January, 2021
COVID-19 Cases increase in Havana*
COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Havana, after the 76 new infections detected in the city at the end of this Sunday, according to official records. The 76 new cases reported in the Cuban capital―in a day in which the country registered a new negative record with 316 infected―were the result of 3,133 PCR tests, …
Twelve Cuban rafters arrive in Key West
A group of twelve Cuban rafters arrived in Key West on Monday aboard a fragile boat. They were detained by Border Patrol agents and local police, authorities said. The twelve people were traveling in a “precarious homemade boat, overloaded and unsafe,” the U.S. Border Patrol said on its Twitter account. The head of Border Protection …
Coronavirus in Cuba: 224 new infections, and “there is tension,” says Dr. Durán
Once again, Dr. Francisco Durán is appearing at a press conference every day. The high number of infections by the SARS-CoV-2 virus has forced his daily presence on television. Today he reported 224 new positive cases, a figure much lower than yesterday, although he warns that “there is tension.” “Transmission has spread to territories where …