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The province of Holguín closed the first seven months of 2020 with an infant mortality rate (IMR) of 3.23 for every thousand children born alive and five municipalities with no deaths in children under one year old, important results amidst the tense epidemiological situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more Holguín: Infant mortality rate of 3.23 until July

Manuel Marrero

Cuba´s Prime Minister Manuel Marrero on Tuesday affirmed that 2020 and the beginning of 2021 have been very difficult for the country due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, present global economic crisis, and the tightening of the economic, commercial and financial US blockade, through which Donald Trump passed over 240 sanctions.

Read more Cuba faces rough economic plight due to pandemic and world crisis

diaz canel 2 1Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel arrived today at Leonardo da Vinci airport in this city, where he was received by Italian Foreign Ministry authorities.

Read more Cuban President arrives in Italy

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Despite the threat, Susana holds her poster of Fidel tightly and up high. She is furious and refuses to leave the first line of defense, at the headquarters of the Communist Party of Cuba Provincial Committee, in Holguín.

Read more Holguín: Chronicle of resistance

vacuna covid cuba

Cuba will start this month a broader intervention study with the vaccine candidates Abdala and Soberana 02, prioritizing complex territories and risk groups. Then, after the approval of the emergency use, the island will increase the scope of immunization, and by August, 70% of its population will be vaccinated.

Read more 70 % of the Cuban population will be vaccinated against COVID-19 by August