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Spanish Ambassador to Cuba Attributes Popular Discontent to the ‘US Blockade’ and the Pandemic

14ymedio, Madrid, July 26, 2021 —  Ángel Martín Peccis, the Spanish ambassador to Cuba, attributed the protests in Cuba to the discontent that exists because of problems in finding medicine and food, a scarcity he chalks up to the pandemic and the “blockade” of the United States that “has lasted 62 years.” The diplomat didn’t want … Continue reading “Spanish Ambassador to Cuba Attributes Popular Discontent to the ‘US Blockade’ and the Pandemic”

Cuban Scientist Perez-Riverol Describes as ‘Disastrous’ the Official Rally During the Full Rebound of Covid

14ymedio, Havana, 18 July 2021 — The Cuban virologist based in Brazil, Amílcar Pérez-Riverol, criticized the performance of the act of “revolutionary reaffirmation” organized by the regime this Saturday, in Havana, calling it “disastrous from the health point of view.” He warned that the government’s mass demonstration was called when the Island is the “fifth … Continue reading “Cuban Scientist Perez-Riverol Describes as ‘Disastrous’ the Official Rally During the Full Rebound of Covid”

Chief of Cuba’s Eastern Army, General Agustin Pena, Dies of Covid in the Middle of the Tense Situation

14ymedio, Havana, 18 July 2021 — The head of the Eastern Cuban Army Agustín Peña (1963) died this Saturday of causes that were not specified, according to the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR), although some close sources point to Covid-19 as the cause of his death. A television report this Sunday, lamenting the … Continue reading “Chief of Cuba’s Eastern Army, General Agustin Pena, Dies of Covid in the Middle of the Tense Situation”

In Guantanamo There is ‘Only One Ambulance’ for Covid Patients

14ymedio, Havana, 8 July 2021 — After one of the most dramatic videos about the Cuban health crisis was broadcast on social networks on Tuesday, showing the death of a man in Guantánamo, the health authorities of that province recognized that they lack the resources to face the increase in positive cases of Covid-19. In … Continue reading “In Guantanamo There is ‘Only One Ambulance’ for Covid Patients”

Authorities Close Santiago de Cuba Due to Increase in Covid Deaths

14ymedio, Havana, 25 June 2021 — With the announcement this Friday of a new record of daily coronavirus infections, 2,464 in the last day, just 48 hours after registering 2,055 cases, the closure of several areas of the country was also reported. Deaths due to the disease were ten. Havana, for the first time since … Continue reading “Authorities Close Santiago de Cuba Due to Increase in Covid Deaths”

With Almost 2,700 New Covid-19 Cases in One Day, Cuba Breaks its Infection Record Again

14ymedio, Havana, 27 June 2021 —  Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health reported 2,698 new Covid-19 infections this Sunday, a figure that is the highest daily number of cases detected, exceeding the previous high of last Friday, of 2,464. Since the pandemic began in March of last year, Cuba has detected 182,354 positive cases, according to … Continue reading “With Almost 2,700 New Covid-19 Cases in One Day, Cuba Breaks its Infection Record Again”

The Only Thing That’s Gotten Better in Havana Since the Pandemic is Transportation

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, February 26, 2021 — The pandemic has left an odd imprint on Havana. Bus stops, scenes of real chaos in pre-Covid times, now look deserted most of the day. While the situation is very different during peak hours, from 7:00 to 9:00 A.M. and 4:00 to 6:00 P.M., the stops are … Continue reading “The Only Thing That’s Gotten Better in Havana Since the Pandemic is Transportation”

In Havana, Carlos III Plaza Closes Again Due to Covid Outbreak

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 25 February 2021 — For the second time in less than a year, the Carlos III Plaza, in Centro Habana, has closed its doors again due to a Covid-19 outbreak. The largest shopping center in the Cuban capital will not provide service “until further notice” and at least seven store workers have … Continue reading “In Havana, Carlos III Plaza Closes Again Due to Covid Outbreak”

Fines Skyrocket for “Speculative Prices” and for Violating Covid Rules

14ymedio, Havana, February 3, 2021 — Fines of up to 15,000 pesos and the confiscation of their merchandise are the penalties to which merchants who violate the new rules on prices and rates published in the Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria (Extraordinary Official Gazette) of last January 29 are exposed. The decree-law establishes different penalties, ranging from … Continue reading “Fines Skyrocket for “Speculative Prices” and for Violating Covid Rules”

Havana, One Step Away From a Night Curfew Due to Unstoppable Increase in Covid

14ymedio, Havana, 23 January 2021 — The health authorities of Havana acknowledge that the situation of the covid pandemic in the capital is “very complex” and that in the coming days they could declare a night curfew, as it already happened last August. The president of the Provincial Defense Council (CDP), Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, detailed this … Continue reading “Havana, One Step Away From a Night Curfew Due to Unstoppable Increase in Covid”

A Covid Patient in Santiago de Cuba is Beaten Over a Bar of Soap

14ymedio, Francisco Herodes Díaz Echemendía, Havana, 13 January 2021 — A young man sick with Covid received a beating this Wednesday in the isolation center where he is located, in Santiago de Cuba, just because his family tried to pass him a bar of soap. According to family sources speaking to 14ymedio, the patient, Daniel Argüelles Estévez, … Continue reading “A Covid Patient in Santiago de Cuba is Beaten Over a Bar of Soap”

Cuba Exceeds 1,000 New Covid-19 Cases in One Week

14ymedio, Havana, 28 December 2020 — In the last week, Cuba reported more than a thousand new cases of Covid-19, for a total of 1,121 patients since last Monday. Today’s report detailed 229 positives, the highest number of infections in a single day since last March, according to information published by the Ministry of Public … Continue reading “Cuba Exceeds 1,000 New Covid-19 Cases in One Week”

Empty Fields and Tobacco on Hold in Pinar del Rio, Current Epicenter of the Pandemic

14ymedio, Havana, Pinar del Río, 5 November 2020 — “We didn’t even go out onto the balcony,” says Gerardo Ochoa, one of the hundreds of residents of the Hermanos Cruz neighborhood in Pinar del Río, confined in one of the many quarantine zones that proliferate in the province, the current epicenter of the Covid-19 pandemic in … Continue reading “Empty Fields and Tobacco on Hold in Pinar del Rio, Current Epicenter of the Pandemic”

The Two Pandemics

14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, 1 November 2020 — The Economist claims that Donald Trump will lose the November 3 election. They have even dedicated an editorial to explain why voters should favor Joe Biden. In my opinion, The Economist is the most prestigious popular news outlet in the world and reflects what the polls say. … Continue reading “The Two Pandemics”

In Havana Stickers Will be Put on the Houses Suspected of Having Covid Cases

14ymedio, Havana, 20 October 2020 — Havana authorities will reinforce the surveillance of the homes where people live who are suspected of having Covid-19, or who might be contacts of positive cases. The capital’s Provincial Defense Council (CDP) insisted on this Monday, calling for “efficient home isolation of contacts and suspected cases.” The local press is reporting … Continue reading “In Havana Stickers Will be Put on the Houses Suspected of Having Covid Cases”