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Point of View: Mexican president thanks Cuba for sending doctors

Photo: inkdrop/123rf Mexican president thanks Cuba for sending doctors to fight pandemic Hundreds of Cuban doctors will soon arrive in Mexico's capital, a senior Mexican health official said on Friday, part of a larger plan endorsed by leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to help local hospitals swamped by a COVID-19 surge. Cuba has exported doctors as a central part of its diplomatic efforts since its 1959 revolution. Its doctors were in the front lines in the fight against cholera in Haiti and ebola in West Africa in the 2010s. Cuba's critics in the United States say the doctors work under exploitative conditions and are used to support the Communist government's allies. Luis Antonio Ramirez, the head of Mexico's ISSSTE public network of hospitals, told local broadcaster Imagen Television late on Thursday that the influx of Cuban doctors will initially alleviate shortages at a hospital in southeastern Mexico City. [...]

By |2021-01-10T03:25:20-04:0010 de January de 2021|Events|0 Comments

World Bank forecasts growth of 3.7% of Latin American GDP in 2021

The World Bank said that it expects an economic expansion of 3.7% in Latin America and the Caribbean this year, improving on its previous forecast of 2.8% growth for the region, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.

By |2021-01-10T03:08:37-04:0010 de January de 2021|Business, Outstanding news|0 Comments

The Dominican Republic received four million fewer tourists due to the pandemic in 2020

According to Central Bank statistics, for the year 2020, the arrival of non-resident visitors to the country was 2,405,315 tourists.

By |2021-01-10T02:56:53-04:0010 de January de 2021|Tourism|0 Comments

Point of View: UK’s Cuba Direct for Safe Cuba holidays for all

Photo: Anton Litvintsen/123RF From UK's Cuba Direct The prospect of a Cuba holiday in winter 2020/2021 need not look as dire as it seems. The Cuban health and tourism authorities have just updated health and safety rules regarding the arrival of foreign visitors on holiday and published a list of measures with step-by-step guidance in the event of COVID-19 contagion. To shed light on frequent traveler questions such as: Can I travel to Cuba without bringing a PCR test? Will I be put in quarantine upon arrival? Can I stay in a casa particular? We answer these and many more questions below, and please read on. New travel rules for safe Cuba holidays during the COVID-19 pandemic Before Arrival Starting in January the 10th, 2021, all travelers will be required to take a PCR test 72 hours before arriving in Cuba and presenting authorities with a negative test result [...]

By |2021-01-01T20:58:15-04:001 de January de 2021|Tourism|0 Comments
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