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Cuba reports 1,393 Covid-19 cases and 14 deaths

Published on: October 23, 2021
09:31

Havana, Oct 23 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Saturday reported 1,393 new positive cases for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes Covid-19, and 14 deaths from complications associated with the disease.

No child has died from Covid-19 in Cuba in the last month

Published on: October 22, 2021
14:27

Havana, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) No child has died from Covid-19 in Cuba in the last month, and no newborn baby has died from this disease since the outbreak of the pandemic, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Friday.

Covid-19 expected to expand rapidly in Germany in autumn

Published on: October 22, 2021
10:32

Berlin, Oct 22 (Prensa Latina) The Robert Koch Institute of Virology (RKI) warned of a foreseeable increase in Covid-19 cases in the country for autumn and winter, a trend identified since the end of September.

99.4 percent of Cuban population vaccinated with one dose

Published on: October 20, 2021
11:12

Havana, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) Cuba reported that 99.4 percent of its population subject to vaccination has been vaccinated with at least a single dose, while reaching 87% of the total population (just over 11,180,000).

Cuba denounces in France US blockade’s extraterritoriality

Published on: October 19, 2021
12:46

Paris, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban diplomat Roberto Victorio denounced in the southern French department of Haute Garonne the extraterritoriality of the United States blockade against his country and the impact of that policy, the Cuban Embassy reported on Tuesday.

100,000 workers take action as Striketober hits the US

Published on: October 18, 2021
18:23

Washington, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Over 100,000 US workers take to the streets -or have threatened to in October- as a wave of industrial action dubbed Striketober calls for higher wages and better conditions to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Resumption of school year in Cuba goes as planned

Published on: October 18, 2021
12:47

Havana, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) The gradual resumption of the school year in Cuba includes the incorporation of students from provinces where vaccination against Covid-19 is making progress.

Pope Francis calls to solve common problems together

Published on: October 18, 2021
11:12

Vatican City, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Pope Francis said on Monday that the Covid-19 pandemic proved the importance of being connected, collaborating and solving common problems together.

Cuba confirms 1,844 Covid-19 cases of and 21 deaths

Published on: October 18, 2021
10:04

Havana, Oct 18 (Prensa Latina) Cuba confirmed fSARS-CoV-2 1,844 positive cases (353 less than on Sunday) and 21 deaths from complications associated with the disease.

Millions of people with no access to healthy diet

Published on: October 14, 2021
19:36

United Nations, October 14 (Prensa Latina) Today, nearly 40% of humanity (three billion people) cannot afford to a healthy diet, the UN Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres warned on Thursday.

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