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Private project in Cuba produces and designs based on plastic wood
A private project in the eastern province of Las Tunas is venturing into obtaining plastic wood, emerging as another novel proposal that seeks greater ecological and financial sustainability, the Agencia Cubana de Noticias news agency reported. Registered and marketed by Mario González Bahamonde, Plásticos Bahamonde was created about a year ago and owes its origin …
Coronavirus quarantines increase in Cuba, waiting for vaccine
Cuba began mass production of its own vaccine against the new coronavirus, while dozens of streets in Havana and other provinces remain in quarantine and closed to traffic. In the midst of an outbreak that worsened in January and that has multiplied infections on the island, the capital has become one of the epicenters of …
Strict protocol is applied in treatment of children with COVID-19 in Cuba
According to a report by the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) news agency, in February Cuba registered the highest number of cases diagnosed with COVID-19 in pediatric ages: a total of 1,984, which exceeds by more than 2,000 those reported at the close of last month. However, no patient of those ages has died from …
Coronavirus in Cuba: more discharges than new infections
The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 836 new infections and four deaths in Cuba due to the coronavirus during the last 24 hours. The latest report says that there were 942 discharges, so the number of active cases decreased to 4,858. Of the total cases, 824 were due to autochthonous transmission and 797 were …
Danay Cruz: “Being a woman should not be an impediment to making people laugh”
A couple of years ago, Lola Mento (a pun for I’m sorry) burst onto Cuban television, an intrepid little farm girl and in love, as we can see in her adventures on social networks, a character built and well played by young actress Danay Cruz. Born in Holguín, she has developed her career precisely between …
Number of Cuban rafters trying to reach Florida grows
The number of Cuban rafters who try to reach the coasts of Florida in fragile boats continues to increase and in this fiscal year, the figure is higher than the entire previous period, according to official figures released this Monday to the Spanish agency EFE. According to the Seventh District of the United States Coast …
Carta de colegas cubanos a Padura
Desde hace varios días, y a través de las redes sociales, comenzó a circular una misiva escrita y firmada por importantes escritores cubanos, quienes congratulan a su colega y amigo Leonardo Padura por el reconocimiento y la difusión alcanzada por su obra a nivel internacional en el transcurso del pasado 2020, al tiempo que llaman …
Nuevo programa televisivo analiza realidades de los hombres cubanos
El espacio rinde homenaje a los 15 años de trabajo en Cuba de la Red Iberoamericana y Africana de Masculinidades. La entrada Nuevo programa televisivo analiza realidades de los hombres cubanos se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Medicamentos en Cuba, entre carencias y urgencias
La oferta de medicamentos se suma a las áreas más urgidas de atención en las condiciones de vida de la población. La entrada Medicamentos en Cuba, entre carencias y urgencias se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
60th polio vaccination campaign kicks off this Monday in Cuba
The 60th Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccination Campaign begins this Monday throughout the island, where more than 330,000 children under three years of age will be vaccinated. From February 22 to 27, they will receive the first dose and then have a week of recovery, from March 1 to 6, the official website of the Ministry …