Russian tourists urged not to go to Cuba after the scandal with PCR tests

Russian tourists in Cuba advised compatriots to avoid holidays on the island after more than 150 vacationers were locked in hotels due to positive tests for covid-19 . Some of the isolated tourists told RBC about what is happening in Cuba.

“I have already saved a couple of people from such a “rest”. The main thing is to warn people from traveling here and take care of yourself and loved ones. And also don’t believe that someone in another country will help you except those who are in the same situation, ”Russian tourist Maria told RBC.

In Cuba, isolated tourists from RUSSIA will be given express tests for covid Society

She clarified that she had previously been ill with a CORONAVIRUS infection and passed an antibody test the day before departure from Russia. The interlocutor of RBC added that there was no specific assistance from the Russian consulate in this situation.

Russian tourist Katerina Tyuleneva, who flew to the island on a Pegas Fly flight, also urged tourists on Instagram to “think a hundred times” before going to Cuba.

Video for this news

Other isolated passengers on the same company's flight recorded a video complaining about their tour operator being ignored. Tourists asked the consulate to intervene in what was happening and noted that Russians should be more careful when choosing a vacation spot and understand what they could expect in Cuba.

Read on RBC Pro Mark Manson - RBC Pro: “Millenials need to say goodbye to their dreams” How nominee CEOs “surrender” real owners to the courtslost $ 20 billion Founder of VkusVill: if the employee is not mistaken, he should be fired

ATOR excludes compensation for tourists stuck in Cuba due to COVID Society

Russian tourist Anastasia suggested to RBC that they are trying to deceive Russians with insurance. “We understand very well that all this is being done on purpose so that the insurance pays for each isolated and each patient. This is a standard scheme, a divorce, ”she said.

Anastasia flew to Cuba on an Azur Air flight, tour operator ANEX TOUR. She added that she had previously received a negative test for COVID-19 in Russia.

Rospotrebnadzor took control of the situation with tourists stuck in Cuba Society

Consul General of Russia in Cuba Nana Mgeladze on July 5 reported that more than 150 Russian tourists who arrived in the republic from June 30 to July 2 were forced to stay in isolation in their hotel rooms, as they passed positive PCR tests for coronavirus after arrival.

The Federal Tourism Agency reported that on the morning of July 5, 103 tourists were released from quarantine, another 89 are waiting for the results of a re-test. Russian Ambassador to Cuba Andrey Guskov later clarified to TASS that 149 tourists are now in isolation in the Caribbean Republic, of which 52 people have a positive re-test result.

A video message from Russian tourists stuck in Cuba appeared Society

Mgeladze and the Russians themselves noted that isolated tourists passed negative tests for COVID-19 in Russia before departure, many of them were vaccinated against the coronavirus.

According to the latest data, 207,322 people infected with coronavirus have been identified in Cuba.

Spread of coronavirus Covid-19 in the world July 5 Number of confirmed cases of infection <1000 0 <100,000 0 <1,000,000 0 <10,000,000 0 from 10,000,000 0 Created with Highmaps 5.0.10010M20M30M40MZoom in+Zoom out- Source: JHU Data around the world i