* Cuba’s tourism minister, Juan Carlos García, has announced a series of measures to fully reopen the island to international tourism next month, after 18 months in which the sector was pummelled by reduced travel during the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. These measures include the lifting of mandatory quarantine requirements for all travellers from 7 November, and, from 15 November, the lifting of the requirement for double vaccinated travellers to show a negative PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test upon arrival. Those who have not been double vaccinated will still need to present a negative PCR test.