At a televised press conference, Dr. Duran explained that in the week of December 19 to 25, 38 people with this coronavirus mutation were detected.
He added that 25 of them are Cubans and 19 are foreigners.
Recently, the president of the Cuban Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Industries Group, Eduardo Martinez, noted that Cuba is developing specific vaccines against Omicron.
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