Hospitals are overwhelmed and fatalities are soaring. The island is suffering from combined viruses that include dengue, chikungunya, Oropouche and other respiratory diseases
To expand a bit, the US embargo makes it so third countries don’t sell to Cuba. E.g. French firms no longer sell equipment and service needed for maintaining the electric system. Even if Cuba can afford it.
Is the situation in Cuba really this dire?
Limited resources and isolation imposed both internally and externally. It’s not out of the question.
Though with how much such governments suppress information, and others push misinformation. We may never know for sure.
The US embargo is severe, their electricity problems are severe. Their hunger problems are severe. Now this. Poor souls.
To expand a bit, the US embargo makes it so third countries don’t sell to Cuba. E.g. French firms no longer sell equipment and service needed for maintaining the electric system. Even if Cuba can afford it.