Cuban health professionals arrive in SA eNCA
South Africa sent medical supplies to Cuba to assist in the fight against coronavirus in the plane that is now returning with the Cuban medical brigade, Cuba's embassy there wrote on Twitter.
"These are times of solidarity and cooperation. If we act together, we can halt the spread of coronavirus in a faster and more cost-effective manner," Cuba's ambassador to South Africa, Rodolfo Benítez Verson, said in a statement. Cuba has more than 37,000 healthcare workers in 67 countries worldwide, according to the foreign ministry.The administration of US President Donald Trump has urged nations not to accept Cuba's medical missions on charges it exploits its workers, which Havana denies.- Coronavirus Hotline Number: 0800 029 999 from 8am to 4pm, Monday to FridaySend HI to 0600 123 456 on WhatsApp.
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