The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) confirmed the detection today of 17 new positive cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, a total of 1,783 people have been infected with the pathogen in Cuba.

Miguel Diaz-Canel, Cuban president, thanked Thursday "the support of the friendly and solidary Asian nation", in reference to the donation of the Chinese Communist Party to the island, with protection material aimed at the confrontation with COVID-19.

Cuba reports 26 new confirmed cases of the novel SARS Cov-2, increasing the number to 1,729, with the highest incidence rates in the Isle of Youth municipality and Havana province.

Cuba received Wednesday a lot of 6,000 N95 masks and 60,000 surgical ones, valued at more than 42,500 dollars, donated by the international relations department of the central committee of the communist party of China.

At the close of this Tuesday, Cuba had been reporting more patients recovered from COVID-19 than new confirmed cases, informed Wednesday authorities from the ministry of public health.

The peak of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus epidemic, which causes COVID-19, in Cuba has behaved below what was expected in a favorable scenario, Dr. Francisco Duran, director of epidemiology at the Cuban health ministry (MINSAP by its Spanish acronym), said Tuesday in Havana.

Cuba continues the trend of decreasing the number of new positive cases of COVID-19 and for 24 hours did not register any deaths, the Ministry of Public Health said Tuesday.

Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel called today to promote international cooperation and solidarity to confront COVID-19 and pointed out that "it is our responsibility to unite wills and efforts to face this immense challenge."

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) confirmed the detection today of 19 new positive cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, a total of 1,668 people have been infected with the pathogen in Cuba.