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US restricts visas for Cubans involved in overseas medicine


WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is imposing visa restrictions on Cuban officials involved in a program that sends doctors around the world.


He did not disclose the number of officials or identify them.

Cuba has sent doctors around the world for decades. The doctors have helped many people in countries where medicine is scarce, but the program is also a source of income for the Cuban government.


The Cuban government had no immediate comment on Pompeo’s announcement Friday.


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