Doha: The Ambassador of Cuba to Qatar, H E Eumelio Caballero Rodríguez, has said that Cuba is proud to contribute 730 health professionals to Qatar’s fight against COVID-19 outbreak.
“Cuba, whose historical relations of friendship and cooperation with the State of Qatar are well known, is proud to be able to contribute 730 health professionals to the fight that the government of Qatar is carrying out against the pandemic, including all the personnel of the Cuban Hospital of Dukhan, which was converted into a hospital center for the assistance of COVID-19 patients,” said the Ambassador.
In a statement to The Peninsula, Eumelio Caballero said that the Holy month of Ramadan is special this year due to necessary social distancing in all over the world due to COVID-19 pandemic.
“In our case, for the officials of the Embassy of Cuba in Qatar, the situation will not be different from that of Qatari citizens and Muslim expatriates, since all of us should strictly respect the protocols in force to protect our health,” the Ambassador said.
Speaking about how previous Ramadan was different compared to this year, he said, “Last year, we received many invitations from Qatari friends to share with them the familiar and friendly gatherings of Iftar and Suhoor, either in hotels, other social places or in their majlises, thus allowing me to appreciate the spiritual life and great human values of the Muslim religion.”
“Although this year I am not participating in these nice and sensible traditional Ramadan gatherings, we are going through a very unique experience which allows us to draw out conclusion that it is not necessary to be in physical contacts with your friends and beloved ones to enjoy friendship and spiritual atmosphere that characterise the Holy Month of Ramadan,” he said.
In this regard, “I take the opportunity to make a fervent appeal to all Qatari citizens and expatriates residing here to fully support the successful measures being taken by the Qatari authorities to protect all of us,” the Ambassador said.
He further said that, “We must have a sense of responsibility and enough conscience to understand that we are facing an invisible enemy and we all have to contribute to its defeat as soon as possible.
"What is at stake is not only the individual health of each one of us, but also that of our family members and of society as a whole.
"The longer this situation continues, the more we will suffer and the more the economic and social life of the country will be affected.”
The Ambassador emphasised that the Qataris, like the Cubans, are very lucky to have a responsible government, which spares no effort and resources, when it comes to taking care of the people’s health.
"Special thanks to the Ministry of Public Health, for the seriousness with which they have been handling this epidemic and the quality of the medical assistance that is being offered to the infected people, which is reflected, among other things, in the high number of patients recovered and the low number of deaths reported."
SOURCE: THEPENINSULAQATAR