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Thousands call for Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban medics
The pandemic has shown that Cuba’s medical internationalism is a lesson for the world, reports RYAN SMITH
Thousands call for Nobel Peace Prize for Cuban medics for their work in combating Coronavirus

THOUSANDS of people across Britain and beyond have called for the Nobel Peace Prize to be awarded to Cuba’s International Medical Brigades for their heroic acts of solidarity in combating Covid-19 across the world.

In little over three months, the online petition organised by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign has garnered over 6,000 signatures from all over the world, and more are signing every day. 

There are signatories from over 100 countries including the United States, Cuba, Lebanon, Zimbabwe, China and South Africa, to name just a few.

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