Long before the first Covid cases were reported in Cuba, the Cuban government was working closely with scientists, experts, and doctors to prepare for the worst.
Author - Kate Oberdorfer
Kate Atlee is a writer from Arlington, Virginia. She studied English and music at Mount Holyoke College, and spent a semester in Havana in 2007. She has returned to the island almost every year since then. Kate wrote her master’s thesis on the Cubans of Union City, New Jersey at the Columbia Journalism School. She is currently finishing her first book in Bethany Beach, DE. Kate loves to cook, sing, and dance and is a diehard Washington Capitals fan.
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