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Thousands of people in Cuba may have had early, undiagnosed cases of coronavirus
By Nora G?mez Torres
May 05, 2020 07:00 AM, Updated May 05, 2020 04:15 PM
Four days after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, a Cuban government official assured tourists that the Caribbean island was a “safe destination.”
The country continued promoting tourism until a sudden change in position on March 20, when, in a night television show, Cuban leader Miguel D?az-Canel said he was ordering travel restrictions.
At the time, Cuban health authorities said there were only 25 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections. But a troubling report by Cuba’s renowned epidemiology center shows the country was experiencing a stunning spike in new cases of “acute respiratory diseases” that experts believe includes people with COVID-19 who were not counted as such.
According to data reviewed by the Miami Herald, in the week ending on March 21 there were 144,095 newly reported “acute respiratory illnesses.” By March 28, the number of new weekly cases of people with acute respiratory diseases rose to 188,816, more than double the weekly average this year.
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/na...icas/cuba/article242382316.html#storylink=cpy
By Nora G?mez Torres
May 05, 2020 07:00 AM, Updated May 05, 2020 04:15 PM
Four days after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, a Cuban government official assured tourists that the Caribbean island was a “safe destination.”
The country continued promoting tourism until a sudden change in position on March 20, when, in a night television show, Cuban leader Miguel D?az-Canel said he was ordering travel restrictions.
At the time, Cuban health authorities said there were only 25 confirmed cases of coronavirus infections. But a troubling report by Cuba’s renowned epidemiology center shows the country was experiencing a stunning spike in new cases of “acute respiratory diseases” that experts believe includes people with COVID-19 who were not counted as such.
According to data reviewed by the Miami Herald, in the week ending on March 21 there were 144,095 newly reported “acute respiratory illnesses.” By March 28, the number of new weekly cases of people with acute respiratory diseases rose to 188,816, more than double the weekly average this year.
Read more here: https://www.miamiherald.com/news/na...icas/cuba/article242382316.html#storylink=cpy