Cuba sends ‘armies of white robes’ to help Italy battle coronavirusCuban doctors hold an image of late Cuban President Fidel Castro during a farewell ceremony before departing to Italy to assist, amid concerns about the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Havana, Cuba, March 21, 2020. Its doctors were in the front lines in the fight against cholera in Haiti and against Ebola in West Africa in the 2010s. This is the sixth medical brigade Cuba has sent in recent days to combat the spread of the new disease abroad. SEE ALSO :Cuban doctors kidnapped in Mandera 'are well'Its death toll rose on Saturday by 546 to 3,095, according to its head of welfare, Giulio Gallera, who requested the Cuban doctors. Thousands of doctors and medical students are also going door-to-door monitoring their local communities.

Source: Standard Digital March 22, 2020 10:30 UTC