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Another COVID-19 record in Cuba with 344 new infections reported today
The coronavirus infections reported in January by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) are “keeping tense” the population and local governments, as explained by Dr. Francisco Durán during his appearance on Cuban television, from where he reported that just in the last 24 hours, 344 new cases had been registered. This figure, the highest …
Cuban government rejects violent acts in U.S. Congress
The Cuban government rejected this Thursday the violent acts that occurred this Wednesday in the U.S. Congress, during the irruption into the legislative headquarters of a crowd of supporters of President Donald Trump at a time when Congress had to certify the electoral victory of Democrat Joe Biden. The island’s president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, lamented the …
Two municipalities of Havana will apply Nasalferón to travelers and cohabitants
The health authorities of the Havana municipalities of Boyeros and Diez de Octubre started applying Nasalferón to travelers and their cohabitants as of yesterday, January 7, as was announced in the Provincial Defense Council (CDP) of Havana. The news, published by Radio COCO station on its website and amplified by the Agencia Cubana de Noticias …
Escenario poscovid exhorta a repensar políticas de cuidado en Cuba
Cifras oficiales muestran que más de 2,3 millones de cubanas y cubanos rebasan los 60 años, equivalente al 20,8 por ciento de la población. La entrada Escenario poscovid exhorta a repensar políticas de cuidado en Cuba se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
Coronavirus: Cuba reports 314 new infections, of them 239 autochthonous
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 …
Cuba: study reveals sequelae of COVID-19 in patients who got to intensive care
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 …
Se extiende en Cuba alternativa rústica para casas de cultivo protegidos
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.
Coronavirus infections already exceed 13,000 in 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 …
Havana: Coppelia ice cream parlor prices drop after complaints about new rates
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 …
Cuba-U.S. relations: embassies, ambassadors and normalization
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 …