Mexican president to thank Cuba's Diaz-Canel for coronavirus medics on phonecall

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he would on Tuesday speak with Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel to express his appreciation to Cuba for sending around 1,000 health workers to help Mexico during the coronavirus pandemic.

"For this gesture of solidarity I will speak to the president of Cuba in a moment...to express our appreciation for their generosity," Lopez Obrador said in his daily morning press conference.