A specialised Cuban medical brigade will arrive at OR Tambo International Airport at midnight on Sunday with a special flight of the South African Airways.
The 217 Cuban professionals include family physicians, epidemiologists, biostatists, healthcare technology engineers and biotechnology experts, among other specialists.
According to a statement issued by the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba in South Africa, they will be deployed in different provinces of the country in accordance with the strategic plans of the South African Department of Health.
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“These times require cooperation and solidarity. I we act together, the propagation of the virus [Covid-19] will be halted in a faster and more-effective manner. Twenty-one Cuban medical brigades with more than 1 200 health professionals are already deployed in 21 countires, assiting in the fight against the coronavirus.”
The brigade’s deployment in South Africa comes on request of the South African government.
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Ekurhuleni execituve mayor Mzwandile Masina welcomed the brigade’s arrival in a tweet on Saturday, saying he could not wait for the arrival of the “army in white gowns.
Thank you SA Government, I cant wait for the landing of the “Army in White Gowns” from Cuba - to strengthen efforts of our health workers who by any std have done so well to date in flattening the curve. I can’t hide my excitement on their imminent landing 🇨🇺
— Mzwandile Masina (@mzwandileMasina) April 25, 2020
🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺🇨🇺, God Bless the Cubans pic.twitter.com/t0eNUp8fUi
— Mzwandile Masina (@mzwandileMasina) April 24, 2020
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