MEDICC Rev. 2020 Jul;22(3):64-68.
The emerging SARS-CoV-2, a novel human coronavirus, caused the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 9.5 million cases and 484 000 known fatalities to date (June 24th, 2020). In several regions, healthcare systems have collapsed whereas interventions applied to slow the viral spreading have had major social and economic impacts. After China, Europe, and the United States, Latin America has emerged as the new epicenter of the pandemic. By late-June, the region accounted for roughly 50% of global daily deaths (Gardner, 2020). The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region has been heterogenous as several countries are currently experiencing exponential growth of their daily cases and fatalities, while others have successfully controlled their corresponding outbreaks. Cuba confi rmed its fi rst COVID-19 cases in mid-March. After a three-month outbreak, the country recently began to move to a post-epidemic phase. This dispatch details some relevant aspects of the strategy deployed in Cuba to face the COVID-19 pandemic and to decrease the impact of this emerging disease in the country. In addition, it describes the evolution of some epidemiological variables which allowed the country to de-escalate some of the non-pharmaceutical interventions applied during the outbreak.
新型 SARS-CoV-2 冠状病毒引发了 COVID-19 大流行，截至 2020 年 6 月 24 日，已报告超过 950 万例病例和 48.4 万例已知死亡病例。在一些地区，医疗保健系统已经崩溃，而用于减缓病毒传播的干预措施对社会和经济产生了重大影响。继中国、欧洲和美国之后，拉丁美洲已成为大流行的新中心。截至 6 月底，该地区约占全球每日死亡人数的 50%（Gardner，2020）。该地区 COVID-19 大流行的演变是多种多样的，因为一些国家目前每天的病例和死亡人数呈指数增长，而其他国家则成功地控制了本国的疫情。古巴于 3 月中旬确诊首例 COVID-19 病例。经过三个月的爆发，该国最近开始进入后疫情阶段。本报告详细介绍了古巴为应对 COVID-19 大流行而部署的一些相关策略，以及为减轻这种新发疾病在该国的影响而采取的措施。此外，还描述了一些流行病学变量的演变情况，这使古巴得以逐步放宽疫情期间实施的一些非药物干预措施。
