Cuban medical internationalism leads the fight against COVID-19

Counting Italy, Cuba has now sent medical teams to six countries to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak.

March 24, 2020 by Peoples Dispatch

A delegation of 52 Cuban doctors and nurses arrived in Italy to help the country fight the COVID-19 outbreak. Italy is the worst hit in this pandemic with the highest number of casualties anywhere in the world. The team of Cubans will assist in the Lombardy region, the worst affected within Italy. Counting Italy, Cuba has now sent medical teams to six countries to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak.