COVID-19 almost marked another peak of new infections in Cuba after the 314 cases identified yesterday and reported this morning by the health authorities. Despite the fact that the record established on January 3 was not broken, there were two worrying milestones on this day: the number of autochthonous infections grew to 239 and the …

Damage to the lungs, followed by kidney and cardiovascular deterioration, are the main short-term sequelae that COVID-19 has produced on patients in serious and critical condition in Cuba, official media highlighted this Wednesday. The revelations are based on a study on the state of convalescents from COVID-19, presented at the most recent meeting between the …

Tiene entre sus ventajas la posibilidad de usar insumos nacionales, un costo de construcción inferior y la factibilidad de producir todo el año, con rendimientos superiores. La entrada Se extiende en Cuba alternativa rústica para casas de cultivo protegidos se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.

One deceased and 201 new infections from the SARS-CoV-2 virus is the balance of the new coronavirus reported today by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). With the positive cases identified yesterday, there have been 13,165 patients since March of last year, when the first were reported. An interesting fact is that the number of …

The Cuban authorities announced a reduction in the prices of the famous Coppelia ice cream parlor, in Havana, after the avalanche of criticism and complaints received when the new rates of the facility came into force as part of the monetary reorganization in place since this January 1 on the island. This was confirmed this …

On January 3, 1961, the Eisenhower administration severed diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba. The revolutionary government headed by Fidel Castro had only been in power for two years. That decision, based on an overarching goal supposedly quickly achievable through other non-diplomatic channels—regime change—had unintended consequences. Among them, that Washington continued to conduct …

  Caribbean Airlines has announced the suspension of all of its flights to Havana, Cuba. The move took immediate effect this week, and will be in place “until further notice,” according to a statement from the Trinidad-based company.  The move comes after correspondence from Cuba’s Instituto de Aeronautica on the country’s latest protocols and restrictions …

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, …

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 …

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 …