Health authorities in the province of Holguín have increased the restrictive measures and epidemiological surveillance in various municipalities, given the increase in autochthonous cases of COVID-19, even when the eastern territory remains in the phase of new normality.
The General Director of the Finlay Institute of Vaccines, Vicente Vérez Bencomo, announced in a press conference with foreign agencies accredited in Havana, that Cuba is preparing the capacities to produce one hundred million doses of the vaccine Soberana 02 against the Covid-19.
Thirty-nine medical teams of the Henry Reeve international contingent, sent by Cuba, are contributing to efforts of 26 countries to curbe the health crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel praised this Friday "the powerful force of scientific talent cultivated for 61 years," on the occasion of the celebration of Science Day on the island.
Pasteur Institute director, Alireza Biglari, said on Thursday that the Covid-19 vaccine manufactured by Iran and Cuba has not report complications for volunteers.