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At the end of the first half of the year, the Health Minister pointed out, territories with high levels of transmission were Havana, central Sancti Spiritus, Camagüey, eastern Las Tunas, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo.
Cuba maintains control over Covid-19 but remains alert to an increase in reported cases of dengue fever, the island's Minister of Public Health, José Ángel Portal, said.
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In statements to the press, the minister requested to take extreme measures to eliminate the breeding places of aedes aegypti mosquitoes in order to reduce the incidence of the disease.
At the end of the first half of the year, he pointed out, territories with high levels of transmission were Havana, central Sancti Spiritus, Camagüey, eastern Las Tunas, Holguín, Santiago de Cuba and Guantánamo.
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— Ministerio de Salud Pública de Cuba (@MINSAPCuba) July 16, 2022
Cuba ranks first worldwide in the number of immunization doses applied per 100 inhabitants, he remarked.
However, he recommended vulnerable people to continue wearing masks as a protective measure.
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