Emotional and crowded farewell to young man who died in Cuba due to alleged medical negligence.

A 19-year-old Cuban young man died this week in Santiago de Cuba due to alleged medical negligence, after peritonitis was diagnosed as dengue, as reported by his family in statements to journalist Yosmany Mayeta.

"We took him to the hospital to be treated, and at first they sent him home, but since he was still unwell, we took him back and he was referred to Grillo because they said it was dengue," said a relative to the aforementioned source.

"They told us it was peritonitis and he was operated on, but he died," he added.

That child had been experiencing pain in his appendix for over a week and was even complaining about the pain to the point where he could barely walk. They took him to the hospital and sent him back home without making a correct diagnosis," a neighbor reiterated.

"The truth was a very beloved boy by everyone. Imagine how the neighborhood is. We are all depressed," he lamented.

The deceased young man, named Vladimir Hechabarría, was laid in wake at his home.

A video shared on social media by the aforementioned journalist showed numerous people crying and deeply distressed inside a house where the lifeless body of the young man, who had turned 19 in November, was being mourned.

Vladimir was laid to rest this Thursday by dozens of people who accompanied his coffin to the cemetery.

I ask the Public Health authorities of Santiago de Cuba to come out and clarify this unfortunate death of such a young person," concluded the communicator, who extended a message of condolences to the family.

In the comments section of the post, dozens of internet users sent condolences for the premature death of the young man, while several others mentioned having themselves or close family members been victims of medical negligence.

Others confirmed that in recent times - given the proliferation of that virus in the country - there is an exaggerated tendency to consider almost any symptom as an indication of dengue.

In recent years, reports of medical negligence in Cuba have skyrocketed - many of them with tragic outcomes - in a context of severe shortages of supplies and a constant exodus of healthcare professionals, both abroad and towards more profitable job sectors within the country.