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Havana, Aug 6 (EFE).- A shipment of humanitarian aid sent by the Government of Nicaragua arrived in Cuba Friday to help the Caribbean country from a serious shortage of food, medicine and other basic products amid the worst outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nicaraguan merchant ship Augusto César Sandino brought a load of 30 containers of food to the container terminal of the Special Development Zone, in the western port of Mariel, 45 kilometers west of Havana. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO). SHOT LIST: THE ARRIVAL OF THE HUMANITARIAN AID SENT BY NICARAGUA AT THE MARIEL PORT IN SPECIAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE, IN THE CITY OF ARTEMISA, CUBA. SOUND BITES: CUBA'S MINISTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT (CITMA), ELBA ROSA PÉREZ (IN SPANISH). TRANSLATION: - On behalf of the Government and the people of Cuba, I would like to thank the Nicaraguan people and government for this gesture of solidarity towards the Cuban people. We highly appreciate the shipment of donation that we have just received, as well as the signs of support that we have always received from the people of Nicaragua.
On Sunday, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced three weeks of new, statewide, social distancing orders. The move comes in response to a 113% surge in cases over the past two weeks across Michigan—bringing the total cases to around 276,000. But Gizmodo reports White House coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas is urging Michiganders to protest in solidarity with the novel coronavirus. The neuroradiologist has zero experience in public health, infectious diseases, or epidemiology. He's has reportedly earned enmity from other members of the White House task force for pushing unfounded, dangerous theories like 'herd immunity.' He has also lied about the science behind mask-wearing to create the false impression masks are useless against the virus.
Moscow (Russia), May 19, EFE, (Camera: Fernando Salcines).- Many Cubans go to Russia as tourists, but instead of returning home, some stay illegally to try and enter the European Union or make a living in Russia. However, the coronavirus pandemic has left thousands of Cubans stranded in limbo.FOOTAGE OF CUBANS IN RUSSIA, INCLUDING SOUNDBITES BY YADIRA MENDOZA, CUBAN IMMIGRANT IN RUSSIA, FROM SANTA CLARA AND IDALMIS MORENO, CUBAN IMMIGRANT IN RUSSIA, BORN IN HAVANA. TRANSLATIONS: YADIRA MENDOZA"We've been here for 10 months, we came to visit and work, like a lot of Cubans. In the beginning, things weren't too bad, but lately, things haven't been so good." IDALMIS MORENO,"We're here right now, but we can't fix the problem if we can't work. (None of you has documentation?) No."
Images of skyline in the eastern district of Shanghai as millions of people in China's financial hub are confined to their homes on Monday. The eastern half of the city goes into lockdown to curb the nation's biggest Covid outbreak. IMAGES
Havana, Aug 2 (EFE).- Cuba completed Monday the vaccination against Covid-19 in 20 of its 168 municipalities, where more than 2.6 million people have received Abdala's complete scheme o Soberana 02 + Soberana Plus, the most advanced of the five formulas developed by scientific institutions on the island.(Camera: FELIPE BORREGO)SHOT LIST: COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE IN HAVANA, CUBA.
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