Washington D.C., April 8th, 2020
Letters to the Editor
The Washington Post,
1301 K Street NW, Washington DC 20071
Dear Editors,
I refer to your article published in your newspaper under the headline “En Cuba la solidaridad médica se ha convertido en un gran negocio”, dated April 6.
Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The impact of COVID19 can already be measured and will be assessed in the future by the striking numbers of people infected, the unacceptable numbers of deaths, the unquestionable damages to the world economy, production, trade, employment and personal income of millions of people. It is a crisis that goes well beyond the scope of health.
On April 13, 2020, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba informed via Diplomatic Note to the Embassy of the United States in Havana that it rejects the statements that the Newsweek magazine, on its article dated April 3, 2020, attributes to a “high official” of the U.S. Department of Defense, according to whom “the U.S. intelligence community has evidence” that there have been drug shipments between Venezuela and Cuba.
Historic People's Appeal Calling For Cuban Medical Personnel To Help Eradicate COVID-19/SARS-COV-2 on US Soil
In loving memory of cultural icons Manu Dibango, Ellis Marsalis and Bill Withers.
Also dedicated to The New York Assemblyman Charles Barron and Councilwoman Inez Barron both lifetime friends and supporters of Cuba, currently recovering from the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Cuba will not be able to acquire pulmonary ventilators from several of its usual suppliers as two firms manufacturing this medical equipment have been purchased by a US company. These devices are key elements in the care of serious and critical cases of COVID-19.