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Cuba mobilizes med students in fight against Covid-19

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San Jose de las Lajas, Cuba, Apr 28 (EFE).- Thousands of Cuban medical students spend their days going door-to-door in search of people suffering from possible symptoms of Covid-19 as part of a strategy - "active fishing" - that health officials hope will prevent the deadly coronavirus from taking hold on the island."Good morning, Mirta. Is everyone in the house well? Any respiratory symptoms?""Thank God, all of us remain well, Eric."This exchange takes place in Zaragoza, a town of 1,400 people southeast of Havana where the local dairy still uses a horse-drawn cart to make deliveries. (Camera: FELIPE BORREGO).SHOTLIST: ERIC, A MEDICAL STUDENT, GOING DOOR-TO-DOOR IN SEARCH OF POSSIBLE CORONAVIRUS PATIENTS IN ZARAGOZA, SAN JOSE DE LAS LAJAS, CUBA.SOUNDBITE: ERIC, A CUBAN MEDICAL STUDENT (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATIONS: 1.) The people have behaved quite well so far. They have been very attentive to our messages (00:24-00:31).2.) We meet and plan each day to determine which neighbourhood or case that specifically needs more intention than others, such as the elderly people. (00:39-00:50).

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