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Everything you need to know about the restoration of urban passenger transportation in the capital

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With the reestablishment at dawn today of the confrontation service in the capital, Havana will begin the urban transport of passengers in correspondence to the new stage of flexibilization of restrictive measures . As reported in a press conference, interprovincial transportation for the rest of the country remains suspended for the moment.

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Molecular biology laboratory inaugurated in Ciego de Ávila

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With the opening today of a molecular biology laboratory at the Roberto Rodríguez hospital, in the municipality of Morón, in Ciego de Ávila , Cuba brings to 12 facilities of this type that process samples for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, in as well as three others enlist in Holguín , Matanzas and Isla de la Juventud.

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Trump hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19: He has had a fever since this morning

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As reported by the White House, the President of the United States, Donald Trump, has been admitted this Friday to the Walter Reade military hospital, where he will be under observation as a precautionary measure. The president, who has been transferred by helicopter, has had a fever since this morning, as a source close to the matter has told CNN.

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China: Scientists Create World’s Fastest Machine for PCR Testing

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The world’s fastest machine for polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests stands out this Thursday among the technological avenues in the service of health. It is the Flash 20, a high-precision device created in China with the ability to perform virological PCR tests that medical personnel worldwide have had to resort to due to the pandemic to confirm positive cases of coronavirus.

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Study Finds Trump Likely Main Disinformation Driver About COVID-19

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US President Donald Trump is probably the biggest misinformation factor about COVID-19 , according to a Cornell University study, funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. A team from the Cornell Alliance for Science analyzed some 38 million articles published in English, between January 1 and May 26, 2020, in the United States, United Kingdom, India, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, as well as in some other countries in Africa and Asia.

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The peoples of the world require effective and immediate solutions

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Statement by Manuel Marrero Cruz, prime minister of the Republic of Cuba to the debate of the United Nations General Assembly on financing for development in the Covid-19 era. September 29, 2020. “The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted all countries’ health, finances, economy, employment and society; but developing nations have been hit the worst.”

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US adds popular Cuban debit card to restricted list

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Cubans living in several European countries will hold a virtual meeting in October to support the island, amid an escalation of hostility from the United States, organizers of the forum announced today. Speaking to Prensa Latina, the president of the Association of Cuban Residents in Germany, José Conde, specified that the event will be launched on October 10, to be held on October 24 with the participation of organizations and people scattered throughout the old continent.

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Cuban doctors make history again in the Peruvian Andes

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A group of Cuban health professionals completed their first week of work against Covid-19 in this city in the Andes of northern Peru, which could well be considered the capital of solidarity between both countries.The 27 Cubans re- enact the altruism of the pioneers of Cuban medical solidarity with Peru, who arrived half a century ago in Huaraz to save lives among the rubble of the city devastated by an earthquake in 1970.

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New United States measure intensifies the blockade against Cuba

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The United States announced today a new measure to tighten the economic, commercial and financial blockade against Cuba , by sanctioning a company that participates in sending remittances to the Caribbean island. The Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, said this Monday through a tweet that the sanction against the Cuban remittance company American International Services (AIS)

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CDRs: The largest Cuban mass organization celebrates its 60th anniversary

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Radio Habana Cuba, September 28, 2020- The Committees for the Defense of the Revolution (CDRs), the largest mass organization in Cuba, is celebrating with its members sheltering from home the 60th anniversary of its founding by the leader of the Revolution, Fidel Castro. The CDR’s national coordinator, Gerardo Hernández, told national media outlets the decoration of houses and streets, and the presentation of medals, distinctions, and awards, will follow the measures to control the spread of the Covid-19.