Socialism as a resolution to COVID-19 crises: contribution from the cuban experience

This article aims to present the objective conditions prior to the COVID-19’s pandemic -that facilitated or limited the capacity of contention of the new disease in Cuba. To this propose, it is presented the Cuban strategy to face the new disease, emphasizing the social isolation as part of the heal...

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Autor: Miglioli, Aline Marcondes
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Revista Fim do Mundo (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistas.marilia.unesp.br:article/10890
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.marilia.unesp.br/index.php/RFM/article/view/10890
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:COVID-19
socialismo
Cuba
socialism
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Sumario:This article aims to present the objective conditions prior to the COVID-19’s pandemic -that facilitated or limited the capacity of contention of the new disease in Cuba. To this propose, it is presented the Cuban strategy to face the new disease, emphasizing the social isolation as part of the health protocol as an essential step to contain the disease and, therefore, by responsibility and execution of the National Health System. The reflections on how Cuba has faced this new disease, it´s appreciation of human life and it´s solidarity are only possible where prevails the institutions and values of an socialist society, which, therefore, leads us to revalidate socialism as the only possible option for the future of humanity.