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(CNN) -
Cuban state media announced Monday that the island would begin to reopen borders from mid-November, even as hospitals are facing a wave of covid-19 infections.
For much of the pandemic, Cuba was closed to visitors, paralyzing the island's tourism industry.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Tourism that was published this Monday in the Communist Party newspaper Granma, Cuba will gradually reopen the borders as of November 15 and will no longer require travelers to undergo a PCR test upon arrival.
According to information from the Cuban Ministry of Health, more than four million people on the island have been fully vaccinated with the island's local vaccines.