Cuban health minister to address World Health Assembly
Cuban health minister to address World Health Assembly
Havana, May 24 (Prensa Latina) On Tuesday, Cuban Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal will address the 74th World Health Assembly that is taking place virtually since Monday due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to information released by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, representatives of the member States of the World Health Organization (WHO), heads of State and Government, and special guests will participate in the meeting.
The virtual debate focuses on Putting an end to the pandemic, preventing the next one by building a healthier, safer and fairer world together .
Cuban health authorities report 1,197 new Covid-19 cases, nine deaths
Cuban health authorities report 1,197 new Covid-19 cases, nine deaths
Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Cuban health authorities on Friday reported 1,197 new Covid-19 cases and nine deaths over the last 24 hours, due to complications related to this disease. With these figures, the total number of contagions in Cuba since March 2020 has increased to 130,543 and the death toll rose to 849, Dr. Francisco Duran, national director of Epidemiology at the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) explained at his daily press briefing on television.
He added that 6,874 active patients are in hospitals nationwide.
On Thursday, all Cuban molecular biology laboratories made 22,896 PCR tests in real time to detect the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, totaling 4,104,996 samples so far.
International Clinical Trials Day is celebrated
International Clinical Trials Day is celebrated
Havana, May 20 (Prensa Latina) With the Covid-19 pandemic, the term clinical trial is becoming more popular among the Cuban population, a research methodology used for the first time in 1747 and celebrates its international day this Thursday.
The Cuban healthcare information network, Infomed, stressed that the objective of this celebration is to disclose to public in general what the work of research consists to obtain a vaccine or a medicine.
This date was chosen as a tribute to the first clinical trial in history conducted by Scottish physician James Lind in 1747, which laid the foundation for modern clinical research.
Live COVID-19 updates: Cuba sees record high of daily cases
Xinhua
16 May 2021, 11:49 GMT+10
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) The following are the updates on the global fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. - - - - HAVANA Cuba reported on Saturday 1,383 new cases and 11 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, a new record for daily cases. According to the Cuban Ministry of Public Health, at total of 123,221 cases and 796 deaths have been registered so far. - - - - SAO PAULO Brazil on Saturday reported 2,087 more deaths from COVID-19, raising the national count to 434,715, the Ministry of Health said.