From: Cuba Solidarity Campaign (CSC).
At the time of writing this article, 24 members of parliament, across various parties in the UK, have now signed an open letter asking for the US blockade to be lifted, at least temporarily, to help Cuba fight the coronavirus at home and abroad.
Grahame Morris MP signed the open letter, adding, “it’s time for the international community to reciprocate and to lift the U.S. imposed blockade and end the embargo at the very least on a temporary basis.”
From: Morning Star.
As the world fights an international battle against the coronavirus pandemic, Cuba has once again proved itself a paragon of internationalism and solidarity.
Not only is the island is combating the virus at home, with 212 confirmed cases, six deaths and more than 3,000 patients under observation as of April 2, it is also sending teams of nurses and doctors to support foreign health services overwhelmed by the scale of the crisis.
Cuban medical brigades have already arrived in 14 countries, including Italy, Venezuela, Andorra, Belize, Angola and Nicaragua.
Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla thanked Wednesday the many voices that in the United States and other parts of the world are demanding, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on the island. Rodriguez reaffirmed that this is a genocidal policy that causes the Caribbean nation severe economic and humanitarian damage and violates the human rights of an entire people.
En iniciativa promovida por la Campaña de Solidaridad con Cuba en el Reino Unido, se han acumulado desde el 28 de marzo hasta la fecha, 6 mil 547 firmas en una carta online abierta para solicitar al gobierno británico que exija el levantamiento del bloqueo de Estados Unidos contra Cuba; en retribución al apoyo de la isla en la lucha global contra la COVID-19.
El texto abierto se encuentra publicado en la página electrónica https://cuba-solidarity.org.uk/end-the-blockade
La misiva refiere que mientras el mundo lucha en una batalla internacional contra la pandemia del coronavirus, Cuba ha demostrado una vez más ser un modelo de internacionalismo y solidaridad.
The Cuba Solidarity Network in the United States demanded an end to the economic blockade against the Caribbean island in a statement published on local media.
The communiqué acknowledges Cuba’s medical work to fight the new SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus by sending thousands of health professionals to more than a dozen countries in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, received on Thursday a medical brigade from Cuba that will help his country deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
With applause and exclamations of ‘long live Cuba and long live Venezuela,’ the Vincentians expressed their gratitude and admiration for the arrival of the Cuban Health personnel, who came on a plane owned by the Venezuelan airline Conviasa.
Ralph Gonsalves, Primer Ministro de San Vicente y la Granadinas, recibió en la noche de este jueves a la brigada médica cubana enviada a apoyar la asistencia sanitaria de ese país caribeño en lucha contra la pandemia de COVID-19 que azota al mundo.
La brigada, integrada por 12 enfermeras y cuatro médicos, estará en esa nación durante tres meses en primera instancia con la opción de quedarse otros tres meses, dijo en recientes declaraciones Ralph Gonsalves.
MS Braemar, un crucero transatlántico que transportaba a 682 pasajeros del Reino Unido, se encontró momentáneamente varado. Cinco de los pasajeros del crucero dieron positivo por el coronavirus. Varias docenas más de pasajeros y miembros de la tripulación quedaron aislados después de mostrar síntomas similares a los de la gripe. El barco había sido rechazado desde varios puertos de entrada en todo el Caribe. Según fuentes del gobierno británico que hablaron con CNN , el Reino Unido se acercó tanto a Estados Unidos como a Cuba “para encontrar un puerto adecuado para Braemar”.
¿Qué país los recibió? Si ha prestado atención a la retórica xenófoba de la administración Trump sobre “el virus chino” y su obsesión por mantener a los extranjeros fuera del país, y sabe algo sobre la tradición de Cuba de enviar médicos para ayudar con las crisis humanitarias en todo el mundo, deberías poder adivinar la respuesta.
In a sign of true global solidarity, Cuba today allowed MS Braemer, a British cruise ship, to dock on its shores despite having at least five confirmed coronavirus cases on board and another 52 passengers displaying symptoms. The ship, with over 600 mainly British passengers, had no Cuban nationals on board but had requested help from both Cuba and the US.
Cuba acted without self-interest. The ship had been anchored in the Caribbean over the last five days as it frantically searched for a place to dock. Diplomats from the British Foreign Office had urged US officials to allow the ship to dock on American soil but were met with obstacles. Cuban officials instead accepted the request, stating that there must be “a shared effort to confront and stop the spread of the pandemic”. After all, these are still humans suffering, regardless of the passport they hold.
With a significant presence in sectors of the economy and society, women in Cuba celebrated on Sunday their International Day.
Cuban women are paid the same as men for equal work. Women hold 53.22 percent of seats in the National Assembly. They make up 60.5 percent of higher education graduates and 67.2 percent of technicians and professionals.
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