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The high representative of the European Union for Foreign Policy Josep Borrell, when he was Spanish foreign minister. Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/Archive.

Borrell‌ ‌considers‌ ‌that‌ ‌Trump’s‌ ‌suspension‌ ‌of‌ ‌remittances‌ ‌to‌ ‌Cuba‌ ‌influences‌ ‌protests‌

“If we want to be honest and we want to know how things are, this situation that has been dramatically worsening in recent months, also has to do with decisions that Mr. Trump made in the last days of his mandate,” said the head of EU diplomacy in an appearance before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.

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What went wrong in Havana? The weight of the capital and Cuba’s new normal

Help us keep OnCuba alive When it seemed that Cuba had overcome the virus and was making good progress in its reopening, a significant increase in COVID-19 cases in Havana and a neighboring province have forced the island to stop dead and resume harsh restrictions in the capital to regain control of the epidemic. Since March, the island has deployed an active surveillance strategy to identify suspected cases with contact tracing and immediate isolation to control the pandemic and limit contagion while maintaining a low mortality rate. But this has not prevented at least the capital from repeating the same script as in most countries when they have tried to reopen their economies. https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/mobility-in-havana-and-to-nearby-provinces-restricted-to-stop-increase-in-covid-19/ On August 9, Cuba, with just over 11 million inhabitants, had a total of 2,953 confirmed cases and 88 deaths from COVID-19. The first cases arrived in March. Authorities date the peak of the pandemic at the end of April, with an average of 50 cases per day. In May and June, a gradual decline in the curve began, culminating on July 20, the first day that no infections were recorded. But a week later the numbers started increasing rapidly, returning to an average of 50...

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