CUBA’S PRESIDENT REJECTS CALLS TO STEP DOWN AMID ESCALATING TENSIONS WITH TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. (PHOTO).

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Cuba’s president rejects calls to step down amid escalating tensions with Trump administration Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said he will not step down from office, rejecting suggestions that he should resign during an interview conducted in Havana in his first appearance with a U.S. broadcast network. When asked whether he would consider leaving office to help stabilize the country, Díaz-Canel pushed back sharply, saying Cuba’s leadership is not chosen by the United States and insisting the nation operates as a sovereign state. He added that stepping down “is not part of our vocabulary,” and defended Cuba’s political system as one based on domestic elections at the local level. The exchange comes amid heightened tensions between Havana and Washington, with the Trump administration increasing pressure on Cuba and openly calling for political change on the island. U.S. officials have described Cuba as facing deep economic challenges and have argued that reforms to its leadership and...

KATSINA STATE RECORDS ADDITIONAL CASE OF LASSA FEVER, AS THREE DIE. (PHOTO).

KATSINA STATE RECORDS ADDITIONAL CASE OF LASSA FEVER, AS THREE DIE

Katsina state government has confirmed an additional case of Lassa fever, bringing the total number of recent cases of the infectious disease to four.

An official of the State Primary Health Care Agency, Dr. Kabir Sulaiman, stated this while briefing correspondent Muhammad Yahaya on the development, revealing that three of the four cases have resulted in fatalities.

Confirmed cases were recorded in Funtua and Dan Musa Local government areas of Katsina state.

Out of the four confirmed cases, three patients have died, while the only surviving patient, a female, is the spouse of one of the deceased.

A total of forty four contacts were identified and isolated for monitoring. 

Out of this number, thirty seven have been discharged after completing the observation period.

Confirming the development, a senior official with the State Primary Health Care Agency says government has put in place appropriate measures to curtail the spread of the disease.

A patient, who is currently in quarantine at the Infectious Diseases Centre of the Federal Teaching Hospital, Katsina, is responding to treatment.

Medical experts have called on the public to adopt proper hygiene practices and avoid contact with rodents, which are known to be the primary carriers of the disease.

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