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The Cubans Are Coming!
posted (March 24, 2020)

And while that American has gone, the Cubans are coming!  A medical brigade of 62 Cuban medical professionals will start arriving tomorrow, and continue on Thursday.  Government has chartered a private jet to bring them into the country.  They are here to significantly boost the national response to COVID 19.  DHS Manzanero discussed their deployment today:

Dr. Marvin Manzanero - Director of Health Services
"The brigade that is starting to arrive tomorrow from Cuba is specifically assigned to Karl Huesner's if they have a surge capacity needed in terms of human resources. So, that staff will go there." 

Cuba has also sent medical brigades to combat COVID-19 to  Italy, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Jamaica, Suriname and Grenada.

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