Researchers in the province of Holguin received on Wednesday the Awards of the National Academy of Sciences of Cuba (ACC) in recognition of the integration of their work into the socioeconomic sphere.

With the deployment of a Cobas 4800 equipment, the virology and molecular biology laboratory of the province of Villa Clara began the viral load diagnosis using real-time PCR of people with HIV, co-infested with hepatitis C and hemodialysis patients in the central region.

Cuba reported today 413 new COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths, and 552 medical discharges.

The drop in the number of COVID-19 cases and the detection of 103 suspected cases of dengue fever in the last week mark the epidemiological situation in the province of Artemisa, the reason that the provincial Temporary Working Group (GTT) called for strict surveillance.

A total of 7,779,265 people in Cuba have completed the COVID-19 vaccination program, which represents 69.5 % of the country's population.

Cuba studied a total of 16,125 samples to detect COVID 19, resulting in 467 positive results. The country accumulates 10, 703,234 samples taken and 956,919 positive.

Some 50 COVID-19 convalescents, most of them allergic to thiomersal, have been included in phase II of the clinical trial with the Abdala vaccine and the vaccine candidate Mambisa, which is being carried out at the Hermanos Ameijeiras Surgical Clinical Hospital in Havana.

A total of 7,747,505 persons in Cuba have the complete anti-COVID-19 vaccination scheme, which represents 69.3 % of the country's population, informed today the Ministry of Public Health ( MINSAP by its Spanish acronym).

Cuba studied a total of 18,886 samples for surveillance during the day, resulting in 471 positive results. The country accumulates 10, 687,109 samples taken and 956,452 positive.

The president of the Cuban BioCubaFarma Biotech Conglomerate Eduardo Martinez announced that the first official meeting with World Health Organization (WHO) representatives to address the inclusion of Cuban COVID-19 vaccines in that organization’s use of emergency list will take place this month.

Public Health Minister José Ángel Portal Miranda congratulated Havana’s provincial and municipal authorities and its health system for their control of the virus and their effort regarding the vaccination campaign in the province.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong psychological impact on people's lives and led to stressful and, at times, overwhelming situations, hence the importance of taking measures to cope with it according to the codes that the new normal requires.

A new vaccination campaign against COVID-19 will administer a booster shot to all the people who have already been immunized with three doses of the Cuba locally developed vaccines; the action starts November 8 with the health personnel.

As of November 2nd, 9,984,120 Cubans have received at least one dose of one of the Cuban COVID-19 vaccines Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala, the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP) reported today.