Recently, the Biden administration signaled that it will continue Trump’s aggressive approach to Cuba, and Canada seems to be going along for the ride.

"The Biden administration also appears to have little sense of urgency for major gestures toward Cuba despite hopes for a softer approach after Trump, often citing its support for Maduro, rolled back historic Obama-era détente with Havana."

In the six decades of Cuban medical collaboration abroad, its health personnel have assisted 1,988 billion people in the world, almost a third of mankind, said Dr. Jorge Delgado Bustillo, director of the Central Unit for Medical Cooperation (UCCM).

Cuba is sending its medics to Lombardy after nearly 800 Italians died from the virus on Saturday.

The Institute for Policy Studies host a discussion on U.S.-Cuba relations with Miguel Fraga, First Secretary of the Cuban Embassy in Washington, DC.