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Cuba, Capital of Solidarity

As I write this piece, over 40 countries have asked Cuba to send medical aid to help fight COVID-19 and brigades have already left for 15 countries.

Standing Tall during the Coronavirus Outbreak

It’s impossible for some people to stay at home all the time when you don’t have the chance to buy food rations for the month at one time.

Between Lines and Pain in Guantanamo

The Covid 19 is not a game, why don’t you understand it once and for all, I mutter to myself as I separate as much as I can from the lady in front of me.

What Paralyzed Venezuela Wasn’t Covid-19

A little more than 15 days have elapsed after the quarantine in Venezuela was decreed. A quarantine in a country where there is very little production…

Is the Coronavirus Under Control in Cuba?

It appears that the number of infected (which has been steadily increasing up until now) could grow exponentially, like it has in other countries,

Solitude: Chronicle of a Pandemic 6

Here’s where I intend to drink my morning coffee, after a short workout of walking two floors up to salute the astral king with the taste of the filtered beans.

I Hope it’s Not Too Late

Good sense finally won out. Our government has adopted a series of measures, most importantly prohibiting foreign tourists from entering the country.

Greater Awareness of Covid-19, but Lines and Crowds Continue

Some people note that the risk of infection is just a “maybe”, but the need to eat and wash oneself is a “definite and immediate” need.

COVID-19 Without Masks in Havana

I have always heard that substitution is a characteristic of underdevelopment. I am more aware of this condition right here in Cuba than I normally am.

Finding a Positive in the Situation

I would like to share something, which I feel, is something of a positive – if we can derive any positives from the situation.