By age groups, patients under 20 again showed a high number: 173 cases on the day, of which 162 were in pediatric ages.

“All the clinical, epidemiological and laboratory studies that have been carried out on the cases related to the outbreak controls and the institutional event, corroborate the diagnosis of COVID-19 and have not identified other viruses that can cause Acute Respiratory Infections,” the MINSAP note stated.

There were 1,162; 193 of them in those under 20 years of age. In addition, there were five new deaths due to COVID-19. The death toll now stands at 436.

Although the animal protection regulation has not ceased to be on the agenda, it would be a surprise if it received the green light before the end of the 8th Congress of the PCC.

The Ministry of Public Health of Cuba (MINSAP) reported this Saturday 1,029 coronavirus infections, 738 discharges and two deaths.

The study’s principal researcher, Dr. María Eugenia Toledo, stated that so far the results of the process are “encouraging in terms of the safety of the product and the immune response.”

What does the member of the Qatari Sheikh Asma Al-Thani royal family and the Cuban resident in Iceland Yandy Núñez have in common? Apparently nothing, but both adventurers want to break schemes and each on their own will try to conquer the world’s summit this year. Núñez aims to become the first Cuban to ascend Mount Everest, while Al-Thani, if she manages to climb the mountain’s approximately 8,848 meters, would be the first woman in her country to achieve such a feat. “Starting my expedition to Everest. I swear that I will put our flag, the Cuban Flag, on the highest peak in the world. Viva Cuba Libre,” the Cuban announced recently on his social networks. The Cuban, resident in Iceland, has already reached the highest peak in Europe, Mount Elbrus (5,642 meters), located in the Caucasus, the Pico de Orizaba (5,636), in Mexico, and the highest elevation in America, Aconcagua, which is 6,962 meters high. “Everything has been part of my preparation to reach my goal. I will not give up until I put the Cuban flag on the highest peak in the world,” the mountaineer assured OnCuba after conquering the mountain in the Argentine Andes. For her part,...

1,077 cases detected this Thursday, a day where four deaths were reported. There was another increase in the number of patients in the ICUs; as of midnight there were 83 patients in them.

An imported case was reported, so almost all COVID-19 cases (1,012) are due to autochthonous transmission of the virus. One death reported.

The Matanzas province director of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology described as “fables” the rumors that affirm the existence of H1N1 and H1N5 viruses, as well as studies carried out by Havana’s Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK) in the Matanzas municipality of Jagüey Grande.

Chaired by the deputy minister of MINAG and made up of specialists and officials related to the matter, the group’s missions include checking the completeness of the system of veterinary clinics, offices and pharmacies on the island, among other functions.

The latest editions of a population and housing registry of this type took place in 2002 and 2012.

Three deaths, 4,169 confirmed active cases, and 746 clinical discharges were also reported.

Most of the new infections (986) are due to autochthonous transmission, 961 were contacts of confirmed cases and in 22 individuals the source of infection was from abroad. Four deceased were reported on the day and the death toll now stands at 421 from the pandemic in one year.

Until this weekend, 101,943 volunteers had received the initial dose of the Soberana 02 and Abdala candidates, or a placebo, both in Havana and in the east of the country.

According to the Cuban Embassy in the Russian capital, the beach resort located north of Matanzas is ready to receive Russian tourists and offer them “a comfortable stay in safe epidemiological conditions.”

The two deceased of the day were from Havana. With them, the coronavirus death toll already stands at 417 in Cuba.

On this very day, a person died from COVID-19 and 802 medical discharges were given. Active cases on the island increased to 3,533.

Ecomadera Cubana was founded in 2014 by specialists Pavel Sánchez and Yoel Torres. The final product is obtained with recycled material.

The Minister of Domestic Trade said that, in accordance with the economic situation of the country and personal income, the purpose is to continue the process of gradual elimination of undue gratuities and excessive subsidies, “to subsidize only the needy and not the products.”

There were 931 autochthonous infections and 19 imported cases. There was only one death due to the pandemic. 850 discharges were reported.

The cetacean was found this Thursday morning by residents of the place who, together with members of the coast guard, were taking care of the animal and trying to return it to the sea.

In addition to the boxers and their technical team, the wrestling team and trainers were also immunized, as well as the personnel of the National Institute of Sports Medicine, as part of an intervention study underway in Havana.

Until Thursday midnight, 21,425 patients were hospitalized, of which 3,318 are active cases with the disease, while 3,733 are suspected of having contracted it, said Dr. Durán in his daily press conference on the epidemiological situation on the island.

Once “an emergency use or registration permit” is issued by the regulatory agency, the introduction of the vaccine on a population scale would begin, which could be for the month of June, said the director of Science and Technological Innovation at MINSAP.