The 2020-2021 school year, underway in almost all of Cuba since the beginning of November, will begin in Havana on December 7, confirmed the deputy director general of education of the Cuban capital. José Ángel Ordaz said to the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN) news agency that Havana province is “ready to assume the beginning of the school year” amid the current epidemiological context due to COVID-19 and explained that in order for Havana to catch up with the rest of the country “it was necessary to make some adjustments, but this does not imply the omission of any of the fundamental objectives of the subjects in each grade.” The official said that “the programming of spaces for review and consolidation, and for the introduction of content, which after a thorough review were concentrated in certain units, was taken into account” and detailed that “pre-school, primary and special education will remain full time in schools, while for junior and senior high and technical professional training, including pedagogy, schedules will be readjusted in order to avoid overcrowding.” He affirmed that the start of the school day was “made more flexible,” with classes beginning at 8:30 a.m., and commented that “in many...

Cuba registered 75 new coronavirus infections at the end of this Monday, 30 of them in Havana, with which the number of patients diagnosed on the island since the beginning of the pandemic is already 8,456, while active cases once again exceeded the 600 barrier (604). In addition, in the last day no deaths were reported from COVID-19 and 56 discharges were given, so the number of fatalities remained at 136, while that of recovered patients was 7,714. At this time, 1,119 patients are hospitalized for clinical epidemiological surveillance, of them 318 are suspects, 2,292 are under surveillance and 604 are confirmed. Of the latter, 600 have a stable clinical evolution, while one patient is in critical condition and three in serious condition. The evacuees are still two, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) report. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1334207452863221761?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1334207452863221761%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcuba-resgistra-75-nuevos-contagios-de-coronavirus-30-de-ellos-en-la-habana%2F Of the 75 newly infected, 29 are contacts of confirmed cases, 45 with a source of infection abroad, and in one the source of infection could not be determined. A total of 65 are Cubans and 10 are foreigners, including eight Russian tourists detected in Cayo Coco, in the central province of Ciego de Ávila. Meanwhile, 55 of the positive cases registered...

The government of Havana established price caps on a group of agricultural products and “flour derivatives” that are marketed in agricultural markets and private establishments in the Cuban capital. Given the shortage of food and basic need products, as a result of the economic crisis the island is experiencing and which has caused a considerable hike in prices, the Havana authorities decided to expand the list of toped prices of food products to “protect our population,” reported the newspaper Tribuna de La Habana. In October, this source had already published a list of other products with maximum prices set by the government, which included meat and sausages, as well as root vegetables, greens, fruits and grains. The shortage of food in Cuba has worsened with the coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic crisis, a context in which the government has opted for the opening of stores where you can only pay with cards associated with bank accounts in dollars. To this is added the impact of the U.S. embargo and the inefficiencies and internal obstacles that hinder the necessary productive take-off on the island. https://oncubanews.com/en/opinion/columns/counterbalance/the-food-we-need/ On the other hand, many sellers appeal to higher prices in search of higher yields...

Cuba closes November with the number of new infections due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus soaring to 97 cases; although 45 of them were imported. In addition, there was another deceased, with which the number of fatalities rises to 136. The new victim of the coronavirus on the island is a 55-year-old man, from Guanabacoa. The data on his evolution are explained in the report issued today by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).  https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1333818020188332038?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1333818020188332038%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcuba-reporta-97-nuevos-casos-de-covid-19-y-un-fallecido%2F Regarding the new infections, 96 correspond to Cubans and one to a foreigner: 55 were contacts with confirmed cases, in 45 individuals the source of infection was located abroad and in only one the cause of contagion is not specified. At midnight yesterday, November 30, four people remained in intensive care: one reported as critical and three as serious, including a 53-year-old Russian citizen. Of the total number of new patients, 70 were asymptomatic. By territories, this is the distribution of the patients without differentiating autochthonous and imported cases: Pinar del Río: 14 cases. Artemis: five cases. Havana: 35 cases. Mayabeque: five cases. Matanzas: four cases. Villa Clara: eight cases. Cienfuegos: three cases. Sancti Spíritus: one case. Camagüey: six cases. Las Tunas: one case. Holguín: six...

The Director General for the United States of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX), Carlos Fernández de Cossío, intervened this Monday night in the prime-time broadcast of the National Television News (NTV) to reiterate the official position in relation to the San Isidro events and the involvement of the U.S. government. Two days earlier, on November 28, the MINREX had called U.S. Charge d’Affaires Timothy Zúñiga-Brown to let him know that Cuba did not allow “the United States, or any state, to interfere in the internal affairs of the country.” He was also asked to reiterate that same message to the Department of State. “The officials do not act on their own initiative,” Fernández de Cossío told the NTV, “they receive instructions from their government.” “We summoned him to the MINREX,” he said, “because we had the need to remind him that U.S. diplomats must behave and not meddle in internal affairs. The Vienna Convention establishes very clearly that the diplomatic representative…is obliged to respect the laws and regulations of the country…and not to interfere in the internal affairs of a country.” He also said that Zúñiga-Brown had gone three times to San Isidro, a place where the Embassy knew...

The Cuban health authorities diagnosed this Sunday 51 new contagions by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, after processing 11,038 samples. The cases correspond to 48 Cubans and three foreigners. Of the total, 24 were contacts of confirmed cases, in 24 individuals the source of infection was abroad and in three the origin of the disease was not specified. https://twitter.com/MINSAPCuba/status/1333426410522816515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1333426410522816515%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Foncubanews.com%2Fcuba%2Fcon-mas-de-11-000-pruebas-en-un-dia-cuba-detecta-51-nuevos-casos-de-covid-19%2F By territories, the autochthonous cases correspond to Pinar del Río (four cases), Havana (four), Mayabeque (two), Matanzas (two), Villa Clara (three), Cienfuegos (five), Sancti Spíritus (three) Ciego de Ávila (one), Camagüey (one) and Santiago de Cuba (two). Those imported are from Artemisa, Havana, Matanzas, Cienfuegos, Sancti Spíritus, Camagüey and Holguín. Of the total of reported patients, 70.5% were asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. According to the report by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), there were 45 discharges yesterday, with which 7,631 people have already recovered from the pandemic on the island since the first cases were detected in March. Three patients from Havana, Isla de la Juventud and Santiago de Cuba remained in intensive care: one in critical condition and two in serious condition. There were no deaths this time, and the number of fatalities from the new coronavirus still stands...

The Ministry of Public Health reported this Sunday 60 new cases of coronavirus, so the total number of infected stands at 8,233. The authorities also confirmed the death of one person and 32 discharges.

The lack of legal protection for the measures taken in the context of the pandemic has led to arbitrary interpretations by law enforcement officers.

After a more than four-hour meeting, the group of artists and intellectuals reached a set of primary agreements with Cuban authorities, although the debate will continue next week.

They demand a dialogue with the authorities of the sector as a result of what happened yesterday in the San Isidro neighborhood.

Cuba reported 63 new contagions with COVID-19 at the end of this Friday, of which 30 are imported, according to the daily report of the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). Of these 30 cases, 15 were from the Cuban capital, while the rest are divided into seven provinces and the special municipality of Isla de la Juventud. The 33 autochthonous cases were confirmed in Pinar del Río (9), Havana (2), Matanzas (7), Cienfuegos (2), Villa Clara (5) and Santiago de Cuba (5), all contacts of already confirmed cases. Of the 63 positive cases (29 women and 34 men), 46 were asymptomatic, which adds up to 5,142 patients registered in this state at the time of diagnosis, which represents 62.9% of those positive for SARS-CoV-2 to date. 3,792 patients and 926 suspects are hospitalized for clinical epidemiological surveillance, and 2,382 are under surveillance by the health authorities. For the results of this Friday, 10,147 samples were studied, for a total of 1,093,175 tests, of which 8,173 have been positive. Of the 484 active cases that remained until today, 481 have a stable clinical evolution, one is in critical condition and two in serious condition. There were no deaths on the day,...

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Some had been on a hunger strike since November 18; the police evicted the place.

The figure is illustrative, since 155 of the 350 patients detected this week were infected outside the Island.

 27 discharges. 10,596 samples processed. Two patients in intensive care.

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17 were imported. Three people in intensive care. 42 discharges in the day.

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has added one death in Cuba while the new infections rose to 71, although 29 of the patients reported today correspond to imported cases.

22 patients discharged. Four in intensive care. 9,967 samples processed.

At the close of this Saturday there were 378 active cases, and 3,143 patients were hospitalized for epidemiological surveillance, of them 755 suspected of having the disease.

Thirty-five new infections. Twenty-one imported cases. Two patients in intensive care. Forty medical discharges in the day.

Cuba closes the week with 38 new infections from the SARS-CoV-2 virus, of which 18 are autochthonous and 20 imported, according to Dr. Francisco Durán in his appearance on Fridays from Cuban television studios.

According to the provisions of Cuban protocols, the person arriving from abroad “must be in isolation at home for 10 days until the result of the second PCR arrives, which is carried out on the fifth day in the community, coordinated with the health area.” Tourists have their own follow up in hotel facilities.

21 new infections. Seven imported cases. 29 discharges in the day. No person in intensive care.

30 Cubans, seven foreigners. Havana registers new cases. No patient in intensive care. 59 discharges.