Havana Syndrome payouts to continue forever.

(RT) ⸻ The US government will continue paying benefits to employees afflicted with the mysterious condition known as Havana Syndrome, citing an open-ended 2021 law. Anyone who meets the "necessary criteria" is eligible for a monthly financial benefit, reimbursement of medical costs, and workers' compensation. US intelligence agencies found "no credible evidence" to pin the mysterious malaise on a foreign adversary, making it unlikely that a rival state could be the source of sufferers' health troubles. Symptoms include dizziness, headache, fatigue, anxiety, cognitive difficulties, nausea, and memory loss. The latest report on the Havana Syndrome mystery blamed preexisting conditions, environmental factors, and "conventional" illnesses for patients' malaise. The ailment first surfaced among American diplomats at the newly-opened US Embassy in Havana 2016 and was renamed Anomalous Health Incidents as the Biden administration attempted to thaw relations with Cuba. Neither the State Department nor the CIA would reveal how many employees have been compensated for Havana Syndrome injuries, or how much they were paid, but a report last year cited internal sources who said "qualifying injuries" could net the bearer as much as $200,000. Deputy foreign minister Carlos Fernandez de Cossio accused Washington of using "unfounded allegations, like 'sonic attacks,'" to justify the continuation of more than half a century of sanctions.