Thanks to my reader (and former student) Ross Ballantyne, who sent the link to this Canadian Press report in the Halifax, Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald (which reports the current temperature in Halifax as -17ºC): Cholera in Cuba isn’t keeping Canadians away. Excerpt:
Authorities in Cuba are acknowledging a spate of new cholera cases in the capital, but the outbreak doesn’t seem to be keeping Canadians away.
Travel agents say January is always a popular time for bookings to Cuba and they say business hasn’t tailed off in the least.
Some agents say word of 51 new cholera cases in the Havana area has only sparked a handful of inquiries from people who have no plans to cancel their trips.
The Public Health Agency of Canada has issued a low-key advisory about the outbreak, but says most travellers are at low risk of contracting the intestinal illness.
Cuba’s health ministry says no one has died from the latest batch of cases, which began surfacing earlier this month.
It says the country has taken preventive measures to quash the disease for good.
