A news release by the Cuban Health Ministry reads that following the appearance in the world of the COVID-19 omicron variant, Cuba strengthened epidemiological surveillance measure in the country, on international travelers particularly those coming from the countries who have reported cases.

Cuba reported today 78 new COVID-19 cases, 786 medical discharges and no fatalities.

Over 33,300 people in this city have already received booster doses against COVID-19 as part of the ongoing vaccination campaign.

 The Cuban regulatory authority, CECMED, approved the emergency use of the Cuban vaccine Soberana Plus to immunize children over two years of age who are convalescent of COVID-19.

A total of 9,287,955 people in Cuba completed the vaccination program against COVID-19, with the immunogens Abdala, Soberana 02 and Soberana Plus.

Cuba studied a total of 13,055 samples for surveillance during the day, 75 of which were positive. The country accumulates 11,232,726 samples taken and 963,269 positive.

As a benefit to people suffering from chronic pain, the consultation for the administration of platelet-rich plasma, a regenerative therapy of great acceptance also used worldwide in healing and beautification, is functioning in this city(central region).

The municipalities of Guanabacoa, Regla, East Havana and San Miguel del Padron, in this capital, began today the massive anti-COVID-19 booster vaccination, with the Cuban immunogen Abdala.

Dr. Francisco Duran Garcia, Cuban national director of epidemiology, said today in his weekly television presentation that no case of omicron, variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has been diagnosed in Cuba.

Cuba studied a total of 17,594 samples to detect cases of COVID 19, resulting positive 104. The country accumulates 11, 219,671 samples taken and 963,194 positive.

The problem of antimicrobial resistance in the context of Covid-19 and the importance of early diagnosis will top the agenda of a virtual scientific meeting to be held in Cuba from today until December 17th.

At the end of December 1, 28, 541,948 doses of the Cuban anti-COVID-19 Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala vaccines had been administered in Cuba, the Ministry of Public Health ( MINSAP by its Spanish acronym) reported today.

Cuba studied a total of 22,069 samples to detect COVID 19, 114 of which were positive. The country accumulates 11, 160,862 samples taken and 962,892 were positive.

 Cuban president Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez congratulated today on Twitter Cuban doctors and scientists on the Day of Latin American Medicine.