Cholera

Cholera / Anddy Sierra Alvarez
Anddy Sierra Alvarez, Translator: Regina Anavy

CóleraThe outbreak of cholera in Cuba is increasing, and the capital
could have 10 cases. Still, the official media have not commented about it.

A source from the Capri polyclinic says there was a meeting in his
workplace to learn that in the province — Ciudad Habana — there are 10
cases of cholera in the Covadonga hospital, located in the Havana
municipality of Cerro.

The outbreak started in Granma province in the municipality of
Manzanillo. The government quickly suspended trips to Granma, the
affected province, and didn't publicize the news until the death of
three elderly people, justifying their death by the deterioration of
health they had due to their advanced age.

Because of the delayed public alert by the mass media, citizens from
Havana traveled to Granma province. Suspending the trips on the part of
the government was not sufficient, because not all Cubans going to the
eastern provinces always use that type of transport. Some neighbor or
family member with their own transport can go see their family in the
country and save money that way. Also, the crisis in the water supply to
homes could have provoked the outbreak now that the water tends to go
bad since it's stagnant for several days.

If the official press were more immediate, the lack of knowledge on the
part of citizens would have been avoided, and thus fatalities would
occur with less frequency.

Translated by Regina Anavy

July 9 2012

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