The trend towards control of COVID-19 in Cuba continues
Havana, July 1, 2020-- With one case reported during the day on Monday and the closing of the local transmission event in the Havana municipality of La Lisa, Cuba maintains the trend of control of COVID-19.
In view of Cuba's numbers, which continue to be really encouraging -- only 39 confirmed persons and 95% of patients already recovered -- Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz insisted on not letting down our guard with the active investigations in the communities, which have given so much results in the fight against the pandemic.
Cuba reports seven new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours
Havana, July 1, 2020-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were seven new cases detected of COVID-19, for a total of 2,348 positive cases across the island.
During his daily press briefing held Wednesday morning, Dr. Duran said that over the past 24 hours -- up to 12 midnight Tuesdy night -- fortunately, no patients died from the coronavirus. A total of 86 patients have died in Cuba over the past several months.
Foreign minister says Cuba maintains zero tolerance for human trafficking
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez says that Cuba maintains its position of zero tolerance towards any manifestation of human trafficking.
On his official Twitter profile, the island's foreign minister reiterated that the policy of the Cuban Revolution rejects any manifestation of this international scourge, which costs the lives of thousands of people every year.
"Cuba exhibits an exemplary performance in the fight against human trafficking and maintains a policy of zero tolerance for trafficking in any form," Bruno Rodríguez tweeted.
ALBA-TCP held Joint Meeting of the 20th Political Council and the 10th Economic Complementation Council
On Monday, June 29, the Joint Meeting of the 20th Political Council and the 10th Economic Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) took place.
The event was held on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of Petrocaribe, an opportunity in which a plan for its revitalization was approved as part of the Alliance's commitment to energy security in the region.
ALBA-TCP held Joint Meeting of the 20th Political Council and the 10th Economic Complementation Council
On Monday, June 29, the Joint Meeting of the 20th Political Council and the 10th Economic Council of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America - People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) took place.
The event was held on the occasion of the fifteenth anniversary of Petrocaribe, an opportunity in which a plan for its revitalization was approved as part of the Alliance's commitment to energy security in the region.