Cuba sends doctors worldwide in coronavirus fight

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Cuba has over 29,000 medical professionals practising in 59 countries. It also sends thousands of doctors to work, free of charge, in low-income countries in Latin America and Africa.
Now, the island nation is sending medical teams around the globe to help with the coronavirus response.

Al Jazeera’s Ed Augustin reports from Havana, Cuba.

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In This Story: Cuba

Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba is a country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos.

Since 1965, the state has been governed by the Communist Party of Cuba. The country was a point of contention during the Cold War between the Soviet Union and the United States, and a nuclear war nearly broke out during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.

Culturally, Cuba is considered part of Latin America.

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