{"id":215613,"date":"2020-03-17T11:40:15","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T15:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=215613"},"modified":"2020-03-17T11:40:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T15:40:15","slug":"italian-patient-with-covid-19-in-cuba-in-critical-condition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/italian-patient-with-covid-19-in-cuba-in-critical-condition\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian patient with COVID-19 in Cuba in critical condition"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the three Italians confirmed to have COVID-19<\/a> in Cuba is in a \u201ccritical stable\u201d condition, after his health began to deteriorate Sunday night.<\/p>\n

The 61-year-old patient with a history of bronchial asthma, \u201cstarted presenting clinical manifestations of complications of the disease, for which he received treatment according to the established protocol,\u201d according to a note<\/a> from the island\u2019s Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), published this Monday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, March 16, in the 12 noon report, his condition has continued to deteriorate, which is why he has required artificial ventilation, his condition being reported as stable critical,\u201d adds the note, which explains that \u201ca medical team of specialists in intensive care and the group of experts from the Ministry of Public Health maintain constant care and follow-up.\u201d<\/p>\n

The MINSAP statement assures that so far there are \u201conly four confirmed cases of COVID-19\u201d in Cuba, who are hospitalized in the Pedro Kour\u00ed Institute of Tropical Medicine (IPK). It specifies that \u201cthe rest of the patients \u2015two Italians and one Cuban\u2015 maintain a stable clinical evolution\u201d and that their direct contacts continue \u201cunder strict surveillance.\u201d<\/p>\n

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A previous statement<\/a>, also from this Monday, reports that, in addition to the confirmed cases, to date 317 people have been hospitalized under epidemiological surveillance, comprising travelers arriving in Cuba and their contacts on the island. Meanwhile, a total of 18,953 people are being monitored under the primary health care system.<\/p>\n

It also affirms that \u201c746 cases of acute respiratory infection have been registered in Cuba, of which 304 were positive for respiratory viruses, influenza type A prevailing. In relation to COVID-19, nine patients tested negative yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cuba keeps its borders open, despite COVID-19 pandemic<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n