Havana, April 26 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 32 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,369 positive cases across the island.  ... More


Cuban doctors support fight against Covid-19 in South Africa.   (Photo: Maria Calvo)

Havana, April 26 (RHC)-- More than 200 Cuban health professionals, members of the Henry Reeve International Contingent of Doctors Specialized in Disaster Situations and Serious Epidemics, arrived today in South Africa to contribute to that nation's efforts to prevent the spread of the SARS-Cov-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.... More


Havana, April 26 (RHC) --The Cuban National Dance Museum has reported that the International Theater Institute (ITI) will dedicate International Dance Day to prima ballerina assoluta Alicia Alonso... More


Brazil's Attorney General Augusto Aras has asked for a formal inquiry of Moro's allegations.  (Photo: STF)

Brasilia, April 26 (RHC)-- Brazil's Attorney General Augusto Aras requested Saturday for the Supreme Federal Court (STF) to open an investigation against the nation's president, Jair Bolsonaro, following accusations presented by former Super-Minister of Justice Sergio Moro. ... More


Tehran, April 26 (RHC)-- Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says neither the United States nor its European allies, with their ‘flimsy’ misreading of the landmark nuclear deal of 2015, is allowed to ‘lecture’ the Islamic Republic on its missile program.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC)—Cuba has started to collect blood donations from COVID-19 convalescents for the processing of hyperimmune plasma to treat cases in critical and serious condition.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- In the meeting to review the battle against COVID-19, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz agreed in emphasizing that organization, in the most diverse aspects, is a vital principle in the current scenario that the country is living, confronting the COVID-19 virus.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- Residents and citizens of the United States were repatriated from Cuba after being stranded for several weeks due to the closure of the island's borders since early April because of the coronavirus outbreak, Reuters reported.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- The antiretroviral Kaletra, successful in curing cases of COVID-19, is being used in the Cuban treatment protocol.  It is producted in Cuba by the company MedSol Laboratories.... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- The restructuring and transformation of the Integrated System of Medical Emergencies was the focus of the capital's Provincial Defense Council, which also analyzed compliance with the measures for the confrontation of COVID-19, in areas such as health, agriculture and protection.... More


Geneva, April 25 (RHC)-- The United Nations's health agency has warned there is no scientific evidence to prove that people who have recovered from the coronavirus develop immunity against potential infection in the future.... More


London, April 25 (RHC)-- The number of people to have died in hospitals in the United Kingdom after testing positive for coronavirus has surpassed 20,000, according to official data.... More


New York, April 25 (RHC)-- The New York City Department of Health said it saw an uptick in Lysol and bleach exposures after President Donald Trump wondered about the prospect of the disinfectants being used as an internal treatment for the coronavirus.... More


U.S. COVID-19 cases top 900,000 

Washington, April 25 (RHC)-- The official number of people in the United States killed by COVID-19 has reached 50,000, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. ... More


Havana, April 25 (RHC)-- The National Director of Epidemiology of the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Francisco Duran, reported that there were 52 new cases of COVID-19, for an total of 1,337 positive cases across the island.  ... More


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