Total number of positive cases for coronavirus in Cuba rises to 10,500 after a day of 116 infections

The total number of positive cases for the coronavirus in Cuba reached 10,500, after a day of 116 new infections, according to official figures released by the island’s Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). At the close of this Tuesday, 3,007 patients were hospitalized, of which 1,049 are active cases, 786 suspects and another 1,172 are …

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Second phase of clinical trials of Cuban Soberana 02 vaccine candidate kicks off

After having approved phase 2 of clinical trials of its second vaccine candidate to prevent COVID-19, called Soberana 02, Cuba began vaccinating volunteers, Havana’s Finlay Institute reported this Tuesday. “This week the vaccination process of the Phase II Clinical Trial of vaccine #Soberana02 began. Everything has gone normally and complying with good practices,” the scientific …

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Cuba surpasses 1,000 active COVID-19 cases after registering a new daily record of contagions

Cuba exceeded 1,000 active COVID-19 cases for the first time this year, after registering at the end of this Monday its maximum number of contagions with the disease in 24 hours (142), according to figures released by the Ministry of Health Island Public (MINSAP). In its most recent report on the impact of the coronavirus, …

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Tras lidiar con la pandemia, Cuba se apresta a reordenar la economía

Con la desaparición del peso cubano convertible (CUC), hasta ahora equivalente al dólar, cerrará un ciclo de 27 años conviviendo con dos monedas, lo cual ha subvertido lógicas comerciales y financieras con negativos efectos sociales y políticos. La entrada Tras lidiar con la pandemia, Cuba se apresta a reordenar la economía se publicó primero en …

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