Havana, August 15 (RHC)-- Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel sent his condolences to the family and comrades of Venezuelan socialist leader Dario Vivas, who died from COVID-19 on Friday.

A great Bolivarian socialist leader, Constituent parliamentarian, head of government of Caracas and an excellent friend of Cuba, Díaz-Canel wrote on his Twitter account under the label "FuerzaVenezuela."

Dario Vivas, who was infected with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus on July 19th, was vice president of mobilization for the United Socialist Party of Venezuela.  He was also head of the Capital District Government, from which he coordinated the actions to contain the pandemic in that territory.