To develop a common strategy to confront the COVID-19 pandemic is the proposed focus of an emergency meeting of the Community of Caribbean States (CARICOM) member countries, convened by Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, serving as pro tempore president of the orgnaization, Prensa Latina reports.
The convocation issued cited the need for urgent measures to combat the disease and a common approach, conceived as “a marathon and not a sprint,” because the fight against the pandemic will be a long one.
Cuba has once again responded to the Caribbean, and in fact, several medical brigades from the Henry Reeve Contingent Specialized in Disasters and Serious Epidemics are already providing medical assistance to a dozen of these sister countries. Caricom reports more than 1,500 infections with the new coronavirus, a figure that may rise, hence the need for all member countries and partners to join forces.
The bloc will hold its fourth Special Emergency Meeting by videoconference, to plan joint efforts to increase the number of microbiology labs in the region and approach the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to acquire the necessary medical materials and equipment.
