Cuban and Chinese doctors are coming to SA to fight Covid-19

Cuban and Chinese doctors may soon be deployed in SA to reinforce the country's medical capacity in the fight against the spread of coronavirus in the country.

Medical staff wearing protective clothing to protect against the deadly Covid-19 virus in Wuhan. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL

The discussions, attended by Cuban chief of the Medical Brigade in South Africa Dr Reynaldo Denis de Armas, looked at exchanges between the two countries and how Cuba could assist in the fight against the coronavirus. A large number of Cuban doctors were recently dispatched to Italy, which has been ravaged by Covid-19, and more have been sent to other countries. More than 700 South African medical students trained under the Nelson Mandela-Fidel Castro Cooperative Program initiated by the two leaders several years ago are expected to graduate soon.

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