Journalist Carlos Herrera Rodríguez reported on social media this Wednesday about a situation he described as unusual and incredible: a policlinic in the municipality of Playa ran out of fuel for its power generator.
"The security team at the 26 de Julio Polyclinic in Playa has no fuel to operate the generator. Incredible, but true," Herrera stated on his Facebook profile.
"They must have respect for human life," said the journalist regarding the serious situation in which a clinic in the Playa municipality found itself without fuel for its power generator, compromising medical care in an emergency context.
A few days ago, the Camagüey journalist José Luis Tan Estrada reported a similar situation in his province on Facebook.
"The East Polyclinic in the city of Camagüey is now operational, following reports yesterday on this social media platform that it was closed. This center provides emergency services 24 hours a day," they noted.
Strangely enough, the energy crisis facing Cuba, marked by frequent blackouts, jeopardizes the lives of patients in hospitals and polyclinics.
Recently, the Municipal Hospital of Vertientes, located in the province of Camagüey, experienced a power outage, putting the lives of critically ill patients at serious risk.
On the social media platform Facebook, independent journalist Tan reported that a source confirmed to him that the outage occurred around 1:30 a.m., affecting individuals with respiratory issues and pregnant women.
A similar situation occurred in a hospital in Santiago de Cuba. A mother from Santiago expressed her indignation on social media after a power outage caught her off guard in a children's hospital.
Journalist Yosmany Mayeta shared on Facebook the frustration of a mother following the blackout that occurred at the Dr. Antonio María Béguez César Children's Hospital, commonly known as "La Colonia."
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