Over 200 medical doctors from Cuba have arrived South Africa to help fight the Coronavirus pandemic in the country.
The doctors, including community health and infectious disease specialists, arrived early Monday morning, April 27, and were welcomed by military and health authorities.
Overwhelmed with the increasing cases of Coronavirus, South Africa requested assistance from the Cuban government, which is sending more than 1,000 doctors to 22 countries, including Togo, Cape Verde and Angola in Africa.
South Africa has reported the highest number of confirmed Coronavirus infections in Africa, with at least 4,546 cases and 87 deaths.
Some of the Cuban doctors have been “in the frontline of fighting other outbreaks in the world such as cholera in Haiti in 2010, and Ebola in West Africa in 2013,” said South African health minister Zweli Mkhize.
The Cuban doctors who arrived in South Africa will be in qarantine for two weeks before starting work.
Cyril Ramaphosa
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@CyrilRamaphosaThe theme for this year’s #FreedomDay is: “Solidarity and the triumph of the human spirit in challenging times”. It is fitting that on this day we should welcome Cuban health experts who have arrived in our country to support our efforts to curb the spread of #COVID19.
