0riginally known as havana syndrome due to where it was first recognised, officials say the condition has now spread beyond cuba to every continent. the symptoms include hearing strange sounds and a feeling of heat or pressure. here s our security correspondent, gordon corera. cheering and whistling in 2015, the us reopened its embassy in cuba, as relations between the countries were restored, but then something happened. diplomats and spies began to hear sounds and fall ill with a mysterious illness that people struggled to explain what became known as havana syndrome. the trump administration announced friday that it is pulling more than half of its staff out of the american embassy in havana. but it wasn tjust havana. on a trip to moscow a year later, senior cia officer marc polymeropolous says he suffered similar symptoms.
hearing strange sounds, headaches and a feeling of heat or pressure. some call it an act of war, others wonder if it is some new and secret form of surveillance, and some people believe it could even be all in the mind. uncovering the truth has now become a top us national security priority. here s our security correspondent gordon corera. cheering and whistling in 2015, the us reopened its embassy in cuba, as relations between the countries were restored, but then something happened. diplomats and spies began to hear sounds and fall ill with a mysterious illness that people struggled to explain what became known as havana syndrome. the trump administration announced friday that it is pulling more than half of its staff out of the american embassy in havana. but it wasn tjust havana. on a trip to moscow a year later, senior cia officer
with a mysterious illness that people struggled to explain what became known as havana syndrome. the trump administration announced friday that it is pulling more than half of its staff out of the american embassy in havana. but it wasn tjust havana. on a trip to moscow a year later, senior cia officer marc polymeropolous says he suffered similar symptoms. it is real, we have to get our people health care and then we have to find out who s doing this because, as i have always contended, this is an act of war against us officials. the first cases were reported in havana in 2016. the next were in chinain 2018. but this year has seen a new wave including vienna and berlin. and most recently, hanoi in vietnam, affecting the us vice president s visit there. her flight was delayed for several hours because at least one us i diplomat had to be medevaced. but some have questioned
were restored, but then something happened. diplomats and spies began to hear sounds and fall ill with a mysterious illness that people struggled to explain what became known as havana syndrome. the trump administration announced friday that it is pulling more than half of its staff out of the american embassy in havana. but it wasn tjust havana. on a trip to moscow a year later, senior cia officer marc polymeropolous says he suffered similar symptoms. it is real, we have to get our people health care and then we have to find out who s doing this because, as i have always contended, this is an act of war against us officials. the first cases were reported in havana in 2016. the next were in china in 2018. but this year has seen a new wave, including vienna and berlin. and most recently, hanoi in vietnam, affecting the us vice president s visit there. her flight was delayed for several hours because at least one us i
friday that it is pulling more than half of its staff out of the american embassy in havana. but it wasn tjust havana. on a trip to moscow a year later, senior cia officer marc polymeropolous says he suffered similar symptoms. it is real, we have to get our people health care and then we have to find out who s doing this because, as i have always contended, this is an act of war against us officials. her flight was delayed for several hours because at least one us - diplomat had to be medevaced. but some have questioned whether the syndrome is real, suggesting that the stress caused what s called a psychogenic illness of the mind, which is now spreading. when you see mass psychogenic illnesses, there s usually some stressful situation, an underlying situation. and of course, in the case of cuba and the embassy employees, particularly the cia agents, they certainly were in a stressful situation. in the last year, new evidence has emerged.