Heroes of Lombardy arrive back in Cuba - Asia Times
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They may be among the bravest men and women of our time.A brigade of Cuban doctors, sent into the Covid-19 hell of Lombardy, where the dead bodies of victims stacked up so greatly, they had to be removed by special truck convoys.To say the world owes a debt of gratitude to this amazing group of people, is an understatement. In short, these modern-day heroes, this brigade of Cuban doctors who served for more than two months in the fight against Covid-19 in Lombardy, the region of Italy most affected by the pandemic, returned Monday to Havana, where Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel welcomed them personally, On Cuba News reported.The 52-member health brigade, which is part of the Henry Reeve internationalist contingent ― specializing in disasters and serious epidemics ― was the first to leave Cuba to assist in controlling the pandemic at the request of the Italian authorities
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