Two Cuban Foreign Ministry officials reported the death of Lázaro Delgado Chaple on social media
14ymedio, Havana, 24 September 2024 — Until last week, the death toll from Oropouche Fever in Cuba, according to Cuban Public Health authorities, was zero. However, the death of Colonel Lázaro Delgado Chaple, reported at the same time by several Cuban officials – and not by the official press – casts doubt on the declared figures and highlights the silence of the health authorities, who have been opaque about the total number of cases on the Island so far.
Delgado Chaple, second in command of the Identification, Immigration and Foreign Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of the Interior, died from “complications resulting from Oropouche,” Orestes Hernández Hernández, a Foreign Ministry official who said he knew the soldier, posted on Facebook last Thursday. According to the post – which was removed from the official’s profile – the two worked together in the “securing” of the José Martí international airport in Havana during Barack Obama’s visit and then Delgado Chaple went on to occupy the position of head of Remodeling of the Museo de la Denuncia, in the municipality of Playa.
The Cuban consul in Mexico City also lamented the death of the soldier, saying he had lost a “comrade” and “brother in the fight.” This Tuesday, the comment, recorded by CubaNet , also did not appear on the official’s profile.
The Cuban consul in Mexico City also lamented the death of the soldier, saying he had lost a “comrade.”
In February 2022, Delgado Chaple was included on a list of repressors by the Foundation for Human Rights in Cuba, which pointed to the military officer as one of those responsible fo