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.

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A project to determine the genetic predisposition of patients with Spinocerebellar Ataxia type II (SCA2) to suffer from COVID-19 is being developed by specialists from Holguín, the Cuban province with the highest prevalence of this disease.

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Of the 116 Research, Development and Innovation (R + D + I) projects carried out in Holguín in 2019, several are directly related to food production and services, as a fundamental task in the economic and social development of this eastern province. Read more Innovation projects contribute to economy in Holguín
The Cuban tourism industry is working to guarantee a successful high season, which will benefit from the incorporation of 3,768 rooms in 25 new hotels this year and the expansion of another four, as reported at a meeting led by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, to evaluate progress on investment in the sector. Read more Traveling to Cuba will Remain Attractive and Safe, Despite U.S. Aggression

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The Commander of the Revolution, Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, vice prime minister of the Republic of Cuba, checked on Thursday the functioning of various aspects linked to the socioeconomic management in Holguín, as part of the government visit being carried out in this eastern territory.

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