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Havana, Oct 22 (EFE).- The US economic embargo cost the Cuban economy $5.57 billion over the 12 months that ended March 31, the island's government said Thursday, blasting the United States for ratcheting up punitive measures despite the Covid-19 pandemic.STATEMENTS FROM Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez:"The blockage of that time caused losses in Cuba of around 5.57 billion dollars. It is the first time that the blockade caused more than $5 billion in a year calculated with a methodology verified by institutions in the United States. The cumulative cost of the embargo since it was imposed in 1962 is $144.41 billionm a truly overwhelming burden" for an economy the size of Cuba's."

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