A Cuban medical brigade will soon visit the British Virgin Islands in the fight against the Coronavirus, COVID-19.
This was announced in a formal address to the territory from the Premier of the Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie who said ” I wish to inform you that the teams at the Ministry of Health and Social Development and the International Affairs Secretariat of the Premier’s Office, have proactively engaged with the Organisation of the Eastern Caribbean States and the Cuban Government to secure resources by requesting 30 medical personnel from Cuba. I am pleased to say that the team is ready to come to the BVI; we are now awaiting word from the United Kingdom through the Governor’s Office to support our request for this invaluable assistance from the Cuban Government.”
Cuba has so far registered 25 cases of coronavirus, substantially less than most Latin American nations. The country prides itself on its preventative health care system and boasts one of the highest doctor to patient ratios in the world.
Cuban Doctors, often in the frontline of some of the worst epidemics, are coveted in crisis around the world, so this come as a relief for many in the Virgin Islands.