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