A plane carrying medical products purchased in China arrived in Cuba, with the purpose of reinforcing the capacities of the Cuban health system in the face of the COVID-19 confrontation, confirmed this Friday the Cuban Ambassador to China, Carlos Miguel Pereira.

With the confirmation this Tuesday of 50 new positive cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, a total of 1,137 people have been infected with the pathogen in Cuba, where 38 have died and 309 have been medically discharged.

Cuba reports this Monday 52 new positive cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people in Cuba to 1,087, with 36 deaths and 285 medical discharges.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, said Friday that the U.S. State Department is lying when it insists on non-existent medical exports because of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by Washington against the Caribbean country.

The Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) informed this Friday 61 new positive cases of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, for a total of 923 confirmed cases in the country, as well as four new deaths and 21 medical discharges.

Cuba confirmed the detection of 48 new positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, causing COVID-19, the number of infected people now rises to 862, according to the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP by its Spanish acronym).

"We will continue defending and perfecting our socialism," said Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel today, on the occasion of the 59th anniversary of the proclamation of the socialist character of the Cuban Revolution.

With the confirmation of 48 new positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, causing COVID-19, the number of infected in Cuba rises to 814, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) reported today.

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to the American Embassy in Havana that refutes the claim that the Newsweek magazine, in an article of April 3, 2020, adjudicates to a "senior official" of the United States Department of Defense and according to whom "the US Intelligence Community has evidence" that drug shipments have been made between Venezuela and Cuba.

With the confirmation of 40 new positive cases for SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, causing COVID-19, the number of infected in Cuba rises to 766, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) reported today.

The distribution in Cuban hospitals of the donation from China to tackle the COVID-19 began last Thursday, ratified in Havana Dr. Rolando Rederos, director of the Medical Supplies Company, in charge of this process, according to Granma newspaper.

Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said Friday that the staff of Cuba's diplomatic representations abroad are in good health and are in constant communication with them.