A new ICT tool to streamline COVID-19-related medical research is already in use in the province of Holguin as part of the actions to reduce as much as possible the waiting times to get the results of these studies.

With the aim of continuing the integral development of medical cooperation between Cuba and the Congo, the Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda, and the head of Higher Education of that African nation, Edith Delphine Emmanuel Adouki, exchanged tthis Tuesday on the training of medical professionals and the Cuban vaccines against COVID-19.

José Ángel Portal Miranda, Minister of Public Health, said that progress in the containment of the new coronavirus cannot become a justification for neglecting the hygienic-sanitary measures established in the island.

Donations made by the Italian project "For a Hug", an initiative promoted by the National Association of Italy-Cuba Friendship, in collaboration with the record company Egrem, will arrive in Cuba Monday.

Cuba studied a total of 33,290 samples for surveillance during the day, resulting in 4,793 positive results. The country accumulates 9,765,273 samples taken and 900, 512 positive.

Cuba continues its anti-COVID-19 vaccination process and has already administered more than 21.5 million anti-COVID-19 doses.

Cuba studied a total of 40,644 samples to detect COVID 19, resulting in 4,272 positive results. The country accumulates 9, 731,983 samples taken and 895,719 positive.

Cuba regretted today the death of 38 people from COVID-19, a figure that is the lowest in several months, said Dr. Francisco Duran Garcia, national director of epidemiology of the ministry of public health ( MINSAP by its Spanish acronym).

Cuba has reached a total of 21, 004,660 doses administered with the Cuban anti-COVID-19 vaccines Soberana 02, Soberana Plus and Abdala.

The Republic of Laos sent a donation of food and cleansing equipment to the Havana-based Frank Pais orthopedic hospital in an effort to support local efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the province of Guantánamo makes progress with the COVID-19 vaccines and works across the board to keep improving its epidemiological situation, a package of measures of flexibilization will be implemented starting Thursday, a step not to be seen as a relaxation of biosecurity, local political and governmental authorities insist.

Cuba reported today 5,003 new positive cases of COVID-19, which reveals that the number of infections has been gradually dropping in the last four days.

“We are still committed to vaccinating the entire Cuban population before the end of the year, a challenge taken on by the whole health and science system with responsibility and complete dedication,” said Cuban Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda.

Although the COVID-19 pandemic has more than once put blood donations at risk in municipalities of the province of Ciego de Avila, voluntary contributors to this noble gesture have already reached the mark—70 donations—planned for September.