Friday, March 27, the Province of Ciego de Ávila in central Cuba reported 6 new confirmed cases of Covid-19, bringing the total to 9 cases including one from Haiti.

Remember that Haiti has closed its borders with 66 countries https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30276-haiti-flash-haiti-bans-all-flights-from-66-countries-and-closes-its-borders.html with the exception of flights from or to the United States of America and Cuba under conditions https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30292-haiti-flash-covid-19-haiti-cuba-flights-maintained-under-conditions.html

n the case from Haiti, it is a woman 29-year-old Cuban citizen, residing in the municipality of Baraguá (Province of Ciego de Ávila), who arrived in Cuba on March 22 from Port-au-Prince. The next day she presented with symptoms and was tested positive and admitted to the provincial isolation center. 3 people who have been in contact with her have been placed under solitary confinement.

Dr. Eduardo Zalacain Pergrave, Deputy Director of Epidemiology at the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology and Microbiology confirmed in a press conference that all of these patients had been isolated in the military hospital "Octavio la Concepción y la Pedraja" in Camagüey and that an investigation to identify the people in contact had been carried out.

See also :

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30318-haiti-flash-cuba-closes-its-borders.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30316-haiti-covid-19-daily-bulletin-march-20-2020.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30292-haiti-flash-covid-19-haiti-cuba-flights-maintained-under-conditions.html

https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-30276-haiti-flash-haiti-bans-all-flights-from-66-countries-and-closes-its-borders.html

S/ HaitiLibre