Press Release: Arrival of a Cuban Medical Brigade to South Africa to assist in the efforts against COVID-19
Pretoria, April 25, 2020.- In response to the request made by the government of the Republic of South Africa, the government of Cuba has decided to support the great efforts that are currently made by South Africa in containing and arresting the spread of the coronavirus.
A specialized Cuban Medical Brigade will be arriving at O.R.Tambo International Airport on Sunday 26 April 2020 at 23:59 hrs, in a special flight of South African Airways.
A donation from South Africa to assist in the fight against COVID19 was sent to Cuba
Pretoria, April 23, 2020.- Today, a special flight of South African Airways was loaded, with a valuable donation from South Africa to assist the fight against COVID-19 in Cuba, as part of the close cooperation and solidarity between the two countries.
The donation includes protection gear, materials and supplies for Cuban health facilities.
NEHAWU commends Cuba’s role in the global fight against coronavirus, condemns the strengthening of the anti-Cuba blockade by US administration of Donald Trump
Pretoria, April 17, 2020.- The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] commends the Republic of Cuba, its government under President Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez and the people of Cuba, for the outstanding role Cuba plays in stemming the global tide of a rapidly spreading novel- Corona [COVID-19]. The global response to the coronavirus pandemic underlines the importance of solidarity, international cooperation, the need for the abolition of conflict, wars and aggression, without which the spread of the pandemic cannot be combatted.
Cuban Ambassador to South Africa denounces US blockade and hostility amid international efforts against COVID-19
Pretoria, April 16, 2020.- The Cuban Ambassador in South Africa, Rodolfo Benítez Verson, participated as a special guest in the radio program "Sunrise", by the national station "South African FM", in its broadcast today.
In times of Coronavirus the world needs more solidarity not sanctions. The blockade against Cuba must end now!
Pretoria, April 15, 2020.- The world is facing an unprecedented test, a health emergency far graver than what we have experienced in over a century.
Our human family is stressed and the social fabric is being torn by the COV-19. Millions of people are suffering, sick and scared. Entire countries and cities are in lockdown. Borders are closing. Societies are in turmoil. A global economic recession of record dimensions is a near certainty.