According to a report by the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) news agency, in February Cuba registered the highest number of cases diagnosed with COVID-19 in pediatric ages: a total of 1,984, which exceeds by more than 2,000 those reported at the close of last month. However, no patient of those ages has died from coronavirus, but contracting the disease is a high risk, since many of these children suffer from chronic diseases. “The cornerstone lies in the early stratification of the patient in order to avoid serious forms of the disease or death,” Dr. Randy Grillo Fortún, first-degree specialist in Pediatrics and head of this specialty at the Frank País Hospital, told the ACN.  He explained that when a minor with COVID-19 arrives at the hospital, the first thing to do is classify him as asymptomatic or symptomatic and consider the risk factors. If he is asymptomatic, he said, only the use of Interferon is required; but otherwise, a more exhaustive analysis is needed, that is, a classification by pediatric evaluation triangle, determine the level of severity, focus on the alteration of the organ that may be involved and obtain the results of complementary tests. Based on these tests,...

The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported 836 new infections and four deaths in Cuba due to the coronavirus during the last 24 hours. The latest report says that there were 942 discharges, so the number of active cases decreased to 4,858. Of the total cases, 824 were due to autochthonous transmission and 797 were contacts of confirmed cases. All the provinces reported patients with COVID-19, although the highest number is still reported by Havana, with 452 yesterday, when all its municipalities had positive cases. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1364231982587260930?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1364231982587260930%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcoronavirus-en-cuba-mas-altas-que-nuevos-contagios-pero-la-situacion-sigue-siendo-preocupante%2F   The situation is more complicated in La Lisa, Old Havana, Centro Habana and Cotorro, four of the nine Havana municipalities that, together with one from Guantánamo and another from Mayabeque, account for 42.2% of the transmission in the last two weeks. The capital continues to lead in incidence rates, with 309 per 100,000 inhabitants. They are followed by Guantánamo and Santiago de Cuba, with rates of 170.1 and 144.9 per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively. Three of the deceased also resided in the capital; the fourth in Mayabeque: three men, one woman, all aged between 72 and 88 years. With these deaths, the pandemic leaves 304 fatalities on the island; 88 so far in February....

The 60th Bivalent Oral Polio Vaccination Campaign begins this Monday throughout the island, where more than 330,000 children under three years of age will be vaccinated. From February 22 to 27, they will receive the first dose and then have a week of recovery, from March 1 to 6, the official website of the Ministry of Public Health specified. It was also known that 124,288 nine-year-olds will have a reactivation of the vaccine this week. According to the current situation the island is experiencing due to COVID-19, specific vaccination points will be established in family doctor’s offices, in order to avoid crowds of people. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1363161115191033871?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1363161115191033871%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Finicia-este-lunes-60-campana-de-vacunacion-antipolio-en-cuba%2F All means of protection and strict compliance with the established hygienic-sanitary measures are also guaranteed. The first polio vaccination campaign began in Cuba in 1962, a disease preventable by vaccine and one of the six preventable by vaccination eliminated on the island. Polio is a disease produced by the poliovirus that results in acute flaccid paralysis with notable motor disability in children.

On the verge of completing a year in which the WHO declared it a pandemic, COVID-19 has already produced 300 deaths in Cuba, after this Monday, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported four new deaths. Just in February, there have been 84 deaths. This time the victims were four women, two residing in Havana, one from Santiago de Cuba and the other from Guantánamo; between the ages of 74 and 96 years and mostly contacts of confirmed cases. Regarding their ages, Dr. Francisco Durán has reiterated “the need to protect the elderly,” because it is known that they are “very vulnerable.” https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1363868356114345985?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1363868356114345985%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcoronavirus-acumula-300-muertes-en-cuba%2F In fact, in the last 24 hours, 158 people in this age group were diagnosed with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A great many of the 61 who were in intensive care, also classified in this group. Meanwhile, COVID-19 cases totaled 45,361 with the new infections, which yesterday fell to 838 after the 22 Cuban laboratories processed 18,060 samples, 35.6% of them in Havana. The capital, in addition to reporting the highest number of cases (412), continues to lead the incidence rates, with 301.5 per 100,000 inhabitants. In terms of daily cases, the provinces with the highest figures were...

A new molecular biology laboratory was inaugurated this February 21 in the province of Guantánamo, in eastern Cuba, for the diagnosis of COVID-19. The headquarters of the Provincial Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology of the territory houses the new laboratory, the 22nd of its kind on the island. According to the information published by the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) news agency, the facility will be able to process a maximum of between 400 and 500 tests a day, although at first, it will not process more than 300, so that the group can demonstrate and guarantee compliance with the established safety and protection protocols. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1363511802638786569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1363511802638786569%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fabren-en-guantanamo-nuevo-laboratorio-de-biologia-molecular%2F The press report states that the investment amounted to 1.2 million pesos and will allow the province to not depend on third-party laboratories in the eastern region for its PCR tests. Around 30 professionals, mostly women and young people grouped in four work teams were qualified in a similar center in the province of Santiago de Cuba. The note from the ACN highlights that five computer scientists received specific training in data screening and information collection, based on the operation of a unique software of its kind in Cuba, which will allow the health...

The country’s most advanced Cuban prototype COVID-19 vaccine is due to enter phase III of clinical trials in March.

Most of the COVID-19 patients are from autochthonous transmission (1,009). Havana continues being the province with the most complicated situation, accounting for 579 cases. The five deceased on the day were from Havana and Santiago de Cuba.

Minister of Economy Alejandro Gil affirmed that authorizing these imports on a commercial basis “would be a mistake” and “a contradiction with respect to the strategy we are implementing” because, he said, this would lead to the flight of foreign currency from the country, something that the authorities are trying to avoid and the main reason for the opening since the end of 2019 of a group of stores for the exclusive sale in freely convertible currency.

This Saturday the Ministry of Public Health reported 937 new cases of coronavirus, 984 discharges and four deaths. For the eleventh time in February, all the country’s provinces registered at least one positive case.

The Ministry of Agriculture of Cuba (MINAG) confirmed this Friday that the expected decree-law on animal welfare should be approved in the current month of February, due to the claims and fears of animal groups that the regulation will be postponed again. This decree-law was initially scheduled for last November, but was finally changed for February as part of the readjustments made in the island’s legislative schedule due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, no mention of it was made at the meeting of the Council of State—the body in charge of its approval—held this Tuesday, when three other decree-laws were approved. https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/cuban-animal-protectors-talk-with-representatives-of-ministry-of-agriculture-after-protest/ The above set off the alarms of activists and animal protectors, a group of which held a peaceful demonstration this Friday outside the headquarters of MINAG, as a result of which it was received by several of its authorities. At the meeting, the animal protectors—mostly young—presented their complaints and criteria to the officials, and the latter “ratified the will that a higher-ranking legal regulation that promotes animal welfare be approved this month and in which all the concerns and requirements of animal lovers in Cuba are collected and considered,” according to a note published by MINAG after the...

A group of animal protectors who stood with posters in front of the Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) this Friday protesting over the postponement of the decree-law of animal welfare—and which was not approved at the most recent meeting of the Council of State—presented their complaints and criteria to MINAG officials. The group was received by officials of that ministry and the conversation could be followed through social networks until they were asked to put their phones away. En estos momentos animalistas están reunidos con funcionarios del Ministerio de la Agricultura luego de una... Publicada por CEDA - Cubanos en Defensa de los Animales en Viernes, 19 de febrero de 2021 “We want a date for the approval of the Decree-Law on animal welfare," was already read in a statement published on the Facebook profile of Beatriz Batista, one of the participants. The document calls for “transparency on the content of said decree before its approval so that there can be feedback from the animal protectors’ community, and effective communication on what the mechanisms designed to report these problems are, as well as for the compliance of the law in question.” Finally, and after a debate between the parties, the animal protectors...

The SARS-CoV-2 virus left 859 infections in Cuba this Thursday, according to information from the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). In addition, as explained by Dr. Francisco Durán in his press conference, 10 of them were infants and are part of the 95 minors diagnosed in the last 24 hours. A six-month-old baby was also reported seriously ill in a day in which 107 children under 20 years of age were positive for the virus, according to Durán. Now there are 742 minors with the active coronavirus, according to health authorities. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1362783014980378626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362783014980378626%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcoronavirus-en-cuba-859-nuevos-contagios-diez-de-ellos-en-menores-de-un-ano%2F Meanwhile, the contagion in most of the 859 patients is due to autochthonous transmission (828) and 797 were contacts of confirmed cases. Until midnight, in 31 individuals the origin of the infection was not specified. Havana continues to be the territory that reports the highest number of infections, 449 between imported and autochthonous cases yesterday, followed by Santiago de Cuba (129), Mayabeque (60) and Guantánamo (44), although all provinces reported cases. This data corresponds to that of the territories with the highest incidence rates, a statistic led by the capital, followed by Guantánamo and Santiago de Cuba, with incidence rates of 289.9, 188.7 and 166.4 per 100,000 inhabitants,...

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez affirmed this Thursday that Cuba exhibits “major breakthroughs and results in the struggle against racism and discrimination,” but acknowledged that on this sensitive issue “more is yet to be done.” “In Cuba, the triumph of the Revolution led to a radical transformation process that dealt an overwhelming blow to the structural underpinnings of racism and eradicated institutionalized racial discrimination,” said the Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs, speaking today online in the Ministerial Meeting on the Elimination of Racism, Xenophobia and Racial Discrimination. However, quoting President Miguel Díaz-Canel, he pointed out that “there are still a few vestiges remaining in our society, not due to a government policy, but as part of the culture of some people” and said that Cubans have “every right and the opportunity to carry out coherent and impactful actions that will help us solve these problems in our society.” As an example of this and of the “commitment of our government” on this issue, Rodríguez explained that “in November 2019, the National Program against Racism and Racial Discrimination was approved, under the coordination of a Government Commission led by the President of the Republic of Cuba.” https://oncubanews.com/en/echoes/race-and-heredity-in-contemporary-cuban-society/ Furthermore, in his speech...

Cuban Minister of Labor and Social Security Marta Elena Feito announced this Wednesday the approval of readjustment measures in the payment systems in the budgeted and business sectors. She explained in the Mesa Redonda TV program that among these modifications was the improvement of the wage mechanisms for highly qualified workers, based on mobile income in groups VII and VIII of the wage scale. To define the category of highly qualified operator, she said, having a senior high school or an intermediate technician education will be required. According to the minister, the measure benefits 12,400 workers, who will be paid retroactively since January. This measure implies 67 million CUP annually and will be financed, fundamentally, by the enterprises to which they belong. These groups include positions associated with the generation, repair and maintenance of networks, maritime-port and fishing, railway, industrial and aviation activities. The analysis has not concluded, she stressed, and the Ministry will finish it now in February. https://oncubanews.com/cuba/cuba-prepara-una-reforma-salarial-con-maxima-prioridad/ On the other hand, she reported that it had been decided to differentiate the wages of general and high school teachers from those of higher technical graduates, so that teachers are hierarchically ranked depending on their academic level and professional...

The Council of State of the Republic of Cuba approved this Tuesday three new decree-laws “in compliance with its legislative work,” according to the island’s National Assembly. The approval took place during a session of that collegiate body, which represents the Assembly between its sessions, held in Havana’s Capitol and in which Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel and Prime Minister Manuel Marrero participated via videoconference. The new decree-laws approved were one on the Technical Advisory Council, another on postal services and a third that recognizes educational centers of the armed forces as universities. However, this time the agenda did not include the expected decree-law on animal welfare, officially scheduled for the current month and of which the Cuban parliament’s note does not mention. https://twitter.com/AsambleaCuba/status/1361851391053070338?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1361851391053070338%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcuba-aprueban-tres-nuevos-decretos-leyes%2F As explained by the National Assembly, the Decree-Law “On the Technical Advisory Council” establishes “the institution in the organs of the State, agencies of the Central State Administration, higher of Business Management organizations, national entities, local organs of People’s Power, and in all pertinent institutions” a council of this nature” with the objective of studying and issuing recommendations related to their activities, which guarantee making decisions based on the application of science, technology and innovation.” Meanwhile, the...

Cuba will have its first regulatory laboratory for transgenic foods, belonging to the National Institute of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology (INHEM), in Havana. The purpose of the installation is to monitor nationally developed or imported genetically modified organisms (GMOs), said the head of the INHEM Laboratory Department, José Antonio Carrera, quoted by the Agencia Cubana de Noticias news agency. “Through this means we will verify that the events inoculated in the products really correspond and are safe and innocuous for the population’s consumption,” the specialist specified. Carrera added that the facility is in the completion of its construction phase and that they already have some equipment, while others will arrive soon through a project with the French Development Agency. He affirmed that the installation will have high technology and reliability, and must have the approval of the corresponding international organizations for its operation, which is why they have the advice of the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB). https://oncubanews.com/en/opinion/columns/counterbalance/should-cuba-promote-introduction-of-genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture/ According to the source, the INHEM has the mission of ensuring the development of hygiene, epidemiology, microbiology, nutrition and food safety in Cuba, and is part of the National Commission for the Use of Genetically Modified Organisms in Cuban agriculture,...

SARS-CoV-2 virus infections rose again and tomorrow the pandemic could set another record in Cuba. According to the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) the figure reported after the analysis of more than 17,000 samples is 923, in a day in which deaths also rose to five. The deceased now number 282; 66 just in February. They correspond to four men and one woman whose age ranges between 73 and 89 years. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1362417157238382599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362417157238382599%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcoronavirus-sigue-fuera-de-control-en-cuba%2F Havana and Pinar del Río were their provinces of residence, and the origin of the disease in one of the cases, that of a resident of Centro Habana, was not known to date. Havana also accounted for the highest number of infections today, 461, followed by Santiago de Cuba (117), Pinar del Río (87), Mayabeque (44) and Camagüey (40). As for the 923 new infections, 887 are due to autochthonous transmission while 36 were imported, mostly from Russia and the United States. The territories where this indicator had the highest incidence rate are Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey. On the day, 13 foreigners were also diagnosed with COVID-19. Russia has been the country from which the most cases were identified. Until Wednesday midnight, 18,611 people were still hospitalized...

The Havana authorities recognized violations and problems in the control of COVID-19 in the city, which has become the epicenter of the current outbreak of the disease in Cuba. During the daily meeting of the Provincial Defense Council (CDP), the main leaders of the Cuban capital “called for looking into the causes that motivate the growing number of infections” and listed a group of difficulties detected in dealing with the coronavirus, among them the “lack of in-depth screenings, including those carried out by medical students in the community, in addition to other violations of control measures, such as those related to rigor in places where there are foci of the pandemic,” Tribuna de La Habana reported. Luis Antonio Torres Iríbar, president of the Provincial Defense Council, acknowledged that “there is a breach of norms and protocols in the municipalities that cannot be allowed” and pointed out that “when they occur, those responsible should be punished.” https://oncubanews.com/en/coronavirus/cuba-so-far-in-february-more-infections-from-covid-than-in-all-of-2020/ At the meeting, the SARS-CoV-2 transmission event opened in the Carlos Baliño Cigar Factory was particularly analyzed, “in order to evaluate causes, conditions and violations that led to transmissions in the entity,” said Tribuna, according to which “it was known that two workers came...

Volunteers from Mexico could participate in the clinical trials of the Cuban Soberana 02 COVID-19 vaccine candidate, according to that country’s government. Mexican Secretary of Foreign Relations Marcelo Ebrard said that there is communication between the Secretariat of Health and the laboratory in Cuba which is carrying out the development of this vaccine, so that part of its phase three tests can be carried out in Mexico, reported the daily Granma. The drug produced by the Finlay Vaccine Institute (IFV) showed safety and efficacy in terms of generating antibodies: more than 70% of the patients presented a strong response to the first dose, according to the director of that scientific center, Dr. Vicente Vérez. https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/science-cuba/health-in-cuba/cuban-vaccines-doing-well/ Cuban scientists are currently designing Phase III of the trials with Soberana 02, which should begin in March in Havana with the administration of the vaccine to more than 42,000 people, Vérez explained recently. Likewise, 50,000 Iranian volunteers will participate in the study with the Cuban candidate, recognized on the official website of the World Health Organization among the projects in the COVID-19 clinical trial phases since last November. The head of public relations of the Iranian Ministry of Health, Kianush Yahanpur, said at the...

Minister of Economy Alejandro Gil underlined the role of the private sector (self-employment) in Cuba’s economic revitalization and in the generation of jobs. “The improvement and expansion of self-employment, in addition to the generation of new jobs, will provide the economy with greater vitality, diversification and competitiveness. That is the road to follow. We all win,” Gil said on his Twitter account. In this Tuesday’s Mesa Redonda television program, Gil stated that “there is no contradiction between individual interests and the interests of the country, we have to renounce selfishness and individualism, and there are many examples of the worth of self-employed workers, that is Cuba, that is our people.” Minister of Economy Alejandro Gil. Photo Mesa Redonda According to official statistics, today there are more than 600,000 self-employed workers on the island. This figure represents 13% of employment; 30% are young and 35% women. “Activities in the world are closing down, companies are going bankrupt and the unemployment rate in Latin America is estimated to exceed 10%,” said Gil. However, he said, to work is the most dignified way for a Cuban to live and the best way to face this context, “it’s not by closing or limiting, it’s...

The Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported that, after the positive diagnosis of 824 people yesterday, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has caused 40,775 infections in Cuba. Most of the cases detected this time are due to autochthonous transmission of the disease (805) and Havana continues to report the largest number of cases; this time with 472, data that keeps it at the forefront in terms of incidence rates. In addition, Santiago de Cuba (129 cases), Guantánamo (44), Mayabeque (30), Ciego de Ávila (29), Holguín (25) and Camagüey (20) reported the highest figures in a day when 16,134 samples were processed, according to the MINSAP. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1362054521652994050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362054521652994050%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcoronavirus-cuba-sobrepasa-los-40-000-contagios-y-suma-277-muertes%2F Deaths from COVID-19, a disease caused by the virus, rose to 277 with the loss of three men between the ages of 63 and 76. They were from Havana and Pinar del Río. In this regard, Dr. Francisco Durán, after presenting the study prepared by a MINSAP work team, stressed the importance of seeking help from specialists in the event of the slightest symptom of the new coronavirus. Because, according to the study that analyzes the evolution of patients since November 15, those who took longer in seeking help from specialists experienced a more torpid or...

In the first fifteen days of February, the SARS-CoV-2 virus has left figures that were unthinkable in Cuba months ago: 12,346 infections and 50 deaths, according to the report issued today by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). The statistics are about to exceed those of January, the month that broke all the pandemic records since the first cases were diagnosed on March 11. According to the information provided by Minister of Public Health José Ángel Portal Miranda, at the end of the second week the average number of daily cases amounted to 822.9, higher than that registered at the end of January, of 501.2 cases per day. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1361694432999931915?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1361694432999931915%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcuba-en-lo-que-va-de-febrero-el-coronavirus-produce-mas-contagios-que-en-todo-el-2020%2F The minister also added during yesterday’s meeting of the Temporary Working Group for the Prevention and Control of the new coronavirus, that in February, Havana, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo concentrated 75% percent of the diagnosed cases. Today, Havana has confirmed its complicated situation, which is why it heads the territories with the highest incidence rate, reporting 488 cases and three of the five deaths. The other deceased was from Camagüey. Altogether, COVID-19 adds 274 deaths (four men and one woman today, with ages between 58 and 84 years). Just in...

Specialists from the Cuban National Center for Seismological Research (CENAIS) are carefully observing the increase in seismic activity registered since the beginning of the year in the northern Caribbean, manifested from the Virgin Islands to Cuba’s easternmost region. The Seismological Alert System has reported a significant increase in telluric movements related to the fault in the north of Hispaniola and its continuity in the Puerto Rico Trench, Prensa Latina news agency reported. However, Cuban experts denied that, despite this, a recent tsunami alert has been issued for Cuba, as has been reported on some sites and on social media. Es importante señalar que esta vigilancia sísmica en el norte del Caribe es parte de las misiones del Servicio... Publicada por Enrique Diego Arango Arias en Lunes, 15 de febrero de 2021 According to specialists Enrique Arango and Bladimir Moreno, CENAIS has compiled a database from the catalogs of the Puerto Rico Seismological Network, the Loyola Seismological Observatory of the Dominican Republic and the National Seismological Service of Cuba, to better appreciate this telluric activity. As a result of this investigation, the specialists of the center created a map that shows the earthquakes registered from January 1 to February 11, 2021 throughout...

Cepwar, the only private business dedicated to “integral safety locksmith approved in Cuba” produces safes from discarded gas cylinders and is already marketing its first productions, Cubadebate reported. After signing a commercial contract, the venture located in Las Tunas sent safes to the Commerce, Gastronomy and Services Business Group in that province, for which they will manufacture about a thousand units. https://oncubanews.com/en/cuba/economy/cuban-economy/cuba-publishes-list-of-prohibited-activities-for-private-sector/ “We have a demand for 990 safes and today we do not have them,” said the general director of that Business Group, Rolando Rodríguez, quoted by the source. The commerce, gastronomy and services sector in the eastern province has 1,148 centers that handle cash and one of its main needs is the protection of cash, he commented. The self-employed Edwar García said that the liquefied gas containers, from which they obtain their sheet metal, “meet the characteristics of the standards based on their resistance and durability” for the manufacture of their products. He explained that through the Department of Foreign Trade, Foreign Investment and International Cooperation they managed to “link up” with enterprises such as the one of raw materials, which supplies them with the necessary aluminum and other essential materials for these productions. García pointed out that...

After the detection yesterday of 715 infections from the new coronavirus, 91 less than on Saturday, Cuba added 39,004 cases to almost a year of confrontation with the pandemic and in a month that threatens to break January records. Most of those diagnosed until midnight with COVID-19 were autochthonous transmissions and 663 had contact with confirmed cases, according to this Monday’s report by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). A total of 17,807 samples were processed. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1361332377419661314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1361332377419661314%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcuba-supera-los-39-000-contagios-por-coronavirus%2F Also on Sunday there were three deaths, with which the death toll now stands at 269. They are three women, between 59 and 82 years old and residents in the provinces of Havana and Santiago de Cuba. Havana continues to be the territory that reports the highest number of cases daily, 345 this time; it also remains as the province with the highest incidence rate (281.25 per 100 000 inhabitants), followed by Guantánamo (234.36) and Santiago de Cuba (174.70). These eastern territories were also the ones that contributed the highest number of cases yesterday (Santiago 100 cases; Guantánamo 42), along with Camagüey that reported 42 positive cases. Imported cases dropped to 13, the majority from travelers from Russia and the United States. On...