Rebel Army Commander José Ramón Machado Ventura met Tuesday with authorities of this province to discuss the epidemiological situation, evaluated as very complex.

Violence is not the answer to Cuba's problems, local residents of this province remarked following the acts of vandalism that took place Sunday as part of riots in several municipalities of Artemisa and other regions of the country.

Cuba is facing a complex situation as the number of COVID-19 infected cases keeps rising these days. Add to this a serious economic crisis caused by the U.S. economic blockade in which the Cuban people are the most affected.

Calling for a humanitarian intervention is asking for a military invasion against Cuba, said at a press conference Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban Foreign Minister.

Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced a US promoted media campaign aimed at destabilizing the island nation.

Cuban ministry of higher education (MES by its Spanish acronym) and its network of institutions issued on Monday a statement of support for the position of the Revolutionary Government in the face of destabilizing attempts promoted by the enemies of Cuba and its people, with the aim of provoking a social outburst.

Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla, Cuban foreign minister, rejected the stance of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, who made assessments on Twitter about the alleged situation in Cuba.

 Cuban Workers Federation (CTC by its Spanish acronym) rejected Sunday's protests that took place in several Cuban cities as part of the media campaign to discredit the Cuban government.

The recent statements on Cuba by Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou denote once again his ignorance of our reality, Cuban foreign minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla said today.

Several political and social leaders of the Latin American left sent today, on Twitter, supporting messages to the people of Cuba and its Revolution, after the destabilization attempts started last Sunday with the backing and financing of the U.S. government.

The Retomed Medical Equipment Company of this city is producing beds for isolation centers opened by the COVID-19, in response to the request of the highest authorities of the province of Santiago de Cuba due to the complex epidemiological situation.

In compliance with its international responsibilities and commitments, Cuba will present this Tuesday, at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, its First Voluntary National Report on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

Yesterday, the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba held a meeting chaired by comrade Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee and President of the Republic, with the participation of Army General Raúl Castro Ruz.

The members of the Ministry of the Revolutionary Armed Forces (MINFAR) expressed their support for the Cuban Revolution and government, in defense of the independence and sovereignty of the Homeland, in the face of the interference and destabilizing attempts of the United States.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, said that Cuba does not need a humanitarian intervention, since the country defends peace and not violence.