{"id":241420,"date":"2021-07-11T11:57:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-11T15:57:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/?p=241420"},"modified":"2021-07-11T11:57:07","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T15:57:07","slug":"foreign-ministry-says-cuba-is-open-to-donations-from-abroad-to-face-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oncubanews.com\/en\/cuba\/foreign-ministry-says-cuba-is-open-to-donations-from-abroad-to-face-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Ministry says Cuba is open to donations from abroad to face the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

At a time of its worst moment of the entire pandemic, with more than 6,000 daily infections in recent days, Cuba remains open to receive international donations to face <\/span>COVID-19<\/span><\/a>. This was confirmed by Ernesto Sober\u00f3n, Director of Consular Affairs and Cuban Residents Abroad of the <\/span>\u00a0Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX)<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe mechanisms already exist and work,\u201d Sober\u00f3n said in statements to the press on Saturday afternoon, in which he recommended that people interested in donating contact Cuban embassies and consulates throughout the world, to obtain information in this regard and coordinate aid to the island in this way.<\/span><\/p>\n

The official specified that these mechanisms have already been used previously in other exceptional situations, such as hurricanes and the tornado that hit Havana in 2019, and also since the coronavirus got to the country.<\/span><\/p>\n

He explained that since the beginning of the pandemic, Cuba has received more than 500 donations from governments, organizations and other foreign entities, as well as from Cubans living abroad. To date, the latter, either through associations or individually, have sent more than 5 million syringes for COVID-19 vaccination, as well as around $800,000 worth of masks and other supplies, and are currently organizing another 13 donations from 33 countries.<\/span><\/p>\n

On behalf of the authorities and the Cuban people, Sober\u00f3n thanked the donations received, of which, he said, \u201call have arrived and have had a positive impact on the fight against COVID-19,\u201d and denied that the Cuban authorities reject or hinder sending international aid. At the same time, he denounced the existence of a \u201cdisinformation campaign\u201d that, he said, tries to discredit the Cuban government and confuse Cubans living abroad and world public opinion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.@SoberonGuzman<\/a> en conferencia de prensa desde el @MinrexCpi<\/a> deja claro que #Cuba<\/a> ha agradecido siempre todos los donativos procedentes de los cubanos residentes en el exterior y lo sigue haciendo pic.twitter.com\/CY6Xyngveq<\/a><\/p>\n

— Centro de Prensa Internacional (@MinrexCpi) July 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n