The international demand to put an end to the United States blockade against Cuba on Wednesday once again tops the agenda of the UN General Assembly, which has already expressed its rejection to that mechanism on 28 previous occasions.
With more than 100 innovation projects, the Cuban Group of Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industries (BioCubaFarma) currently continues with the development of new medications, despite the United States blockade against the Caribbean nation.
Results from the trial of Cuba anti-Covid-19 vaccine candidate Soberana 02 are out. Its two-dose immunization scheme, after its Phase III trial, has achieved 62 percent efficacy, manufacturer BioCubaFarma announced Saturday.
As of June 20, travelers entering Cuba through Varadero or Cayo Coco will have to present a tourist or isolation package, as appropriate, before boarding their flight, a consular source informed today.
Despite current obstacles, Cuba has deployed its human development potential and scarce economic ressources to confront the pandemic locally, nationally and globally, through international collaboration.