Sources: Miami Herald
The Mexican health regulatory authority COFEPRIS approves the emergency use of the Cuban-made Abdala COVID-19 vaccine. 2021-12-29
Cuba reports 9,323 cases of COVID-19, a new single-day record. 2021-07-28
Cuba reports a record for the second consecutive day of 7,784 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 316,383. 2021-07-23
Cuban health regulator CECMED approves the emergency use of the domestically-produced Abdala vaccine, becoming the fifth COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in the country. Manufacturers last month claimed that the vaccine, which requires three doses, has a 92% effectiveness rate against the virus. This makes Cuba the first Caribbean and Latin American country to successfully develop its own variation of the vaccine. 2021-07-9
Cuba says that the Abdala vaccine is proven to be 92% effective against COVID-19. 2021-06-21
Over one million people in Cuba have received a dose of the Abdala and Soberana 02 vaccines. 2021-05-21
Cuba reports a record 1,012 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide total of confirmed cases to 26,686. 2021-01-31
Cuba reports their first case of a variant from South Africa in an asymptomatic person who travelled from the country. 2021-01-22
Thirty-nine health workers from Cuba arrive in Andorra, as the country's confirmed cases and death toll per capita becomes one of the highest in the world. 2020-03-29
In an effort to further prevent the spread of COVID-19, Cuba announces a ban on tourism and most air travel, starting Tuesday. This restriction does not apply to citizens and residents. 2020-03-20