Nieves has incorporated some traditions of the Saudi dress codeIn the Land of the Two Sacred Mosques, Dr. Nieves Daité Díaz Clemente, from Puerto Padre, defies distance, language, and customs, to clear paths to life.

Puerto Padre, Las Tunas.- She is a member of the Cuban medical brigade in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A modern hospital in the province of Jizán, on the border with Yemen, is the scene of the work of the specialist in Internal Medicine, who also has a diploma in Intensive Care.

Faced with the grim face of COVID-19, Daité fights with her best vibes, because she is of warrior lineage. "We attend to women and children, we don't know who may be infected, that's why we protect ourselves, and the danger always feels close to us."

She, who is given to long conversations about the neighborhood, or her native San Manuel, now focuses on recounting the wonders of the city, the equipment, the culture, and the incidents typical of the medical practice.

Nine hours and more than 13 thousand kilometers apart become accomplices of the keyboard and the screen to, through WhatsApp, tell how she faces death, sometimes without being aware of it.

Shortly before the pandemic, she had arrived in those lands bordered by the Red Sea. A different culture found eight months ago. Abaya and veil, obligatory clothing for women in that nation, are part of the traditions that Nieves has incorporated.