{"id":229107,"date":"2020-10-16T14:12:59","date_gmt":"2020-10-16T18:12:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=229107"},"modified":"2020-10-16T14:12:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T18:12:59","slug":"cuban-president-and-other-government-members-resume-tours-outside-of-havana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/cuban-president-and-other-government-members-resume-tours-outside-of-havana\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuban president and other government members resume tours outside of Havana"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cuban President <\/span>Miguel D\u00edaz-Canel<\/span><\/a> along with other members of his government resumed government tours outside of Havana, a common practice during his term and which had stopped due to the <\/span>coronavirus<\/span><\/a> pandemic.<\/span><\/p>\n

The president, together with Vice President Salvador Vald\u00e9s Mesa, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero, and other officials, began a visit to Santiago de Cuba, the third of its kind to that eastern province and the first to a territory on the island after the start of the current de-escalation, <\/span>according<\/span><\/a> to the Agencia Cubana de Noticias (ACN)<\/em> news agency.<\/span><\/p>\n

It \u201cis being carried out this time in a reduced composition, ensuring in the routes compliance with the measures established to curb COVID-19, with emphasis on the hygienic-sanitary protocol and physical distancing\u201d and, as part of it, \u201cseveral working groups, with members of the Council of Ministers, are making visits to productive centers, educational and scientific centers, hydraulic investments and other places of economic and social interest in the province until tomorrow,\u201d the report states.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The agency and other official media reported this Thursday on the activities carried out by D\u00edaz-Canel and the rest of his government team in Santiago de Cuba \u201cto verify the progress of economic programs and investments\u201d and to exchange with authorities and residents.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, the president visited a comprehensive farm \u201cwhere he exchanged with a representation of workers and assured that this piece of land shows what urban agriculture can contribute,\u201d the ACN<\/em> said. In addition, he visited a cement factory under construction and the joint venture ELF GAS. SA, dedicated to the storage and packaging of liquefied gas and the filling of cylinders for the eastern Cuban provinces.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the other hand, Vice President Vald\u00e9s Mesa analyzed the internal migratory situation of Santiago de Cuba, \u201ccharacterized by the exodus to the west of the country, and the territorial strategies to contain this behavior in the shortest time possible,\u201d Cubadebate <\/em><\/span>said<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Marrero was at the Bioproducts and Scorpion Farm Plant of the state company LABIOFAM, where the venom of the scorpion that is used to make a drug against cancer and other diseases is extracted. He also visited a farm in the Santiago municipality of San Luis and planned to visit other \u201ccenters of economic interest in Songo La Maya and Segundo Frente.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Visitamos la Planta de Bioproductos y Escorpionario de LABIOFAM d\u00f3nde se se extrae el veneno del Escorpi\u00f3n, base del Vidatox que se utiliza en tratamientos para el C\u00e1ncer y otras dolencias. Diversifican sus producciones para con medios locales sustituir importaciones #VamosPorM\u00e1s<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wRqMfxTdvn<\/a><\/p>\n

— Manuel Marrero Cruz (@MMarreroCruz) October 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n