Feature: Cubans strive to overcome effects of U.S. blockade amid fight against COVID-19

Source: Xinhua| 2020-05-29 11:24:09|Editor: huaxia
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Iraida Hernandez helps her grandson wear a homemade face mask at home on the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, May 27, 2020. Iraida Hernandez, 87, has not expected to return to her old sewing machine in her senior age, but the need to protect her family put her again in front of the yarn rollers and fabric cuts. The housewife, who lives on the outskirts of Havana, is making face masks to protect her relatives and neighbors from COVID-19. Hernandez is not alone. Her son, Ruben Ruiz, a civil construction technician, is also making medical face shields by using recycled materials. The Cuban government recently denounced Washington's policies to limit Cuba's response to COVID-19 by impeding international aid offered by friendly countries and solidarity organizations. (Photo by Joaquin Hernandez/Xinhua)

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