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Thu, 22 Apr 2021 21:21:10 +0000
Private sale of the Covid-19 vaccine in Costa Rica seen difficult in the short term
QCOSTARICA – Private clinics and pharmacies are in the possibility of starting the processes to sell vaccines against covid-19 in Costa Rica, however, the possibility of bringing and registering the drugs in the country is complicated. Roberto ...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 14:51:15 +0000
More Costa Ricans Vaccinated Than Total of COVID Cases
QCOSTARICA – More than 247,000 people in Costa Rica have received their two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, surpassing the country’s 233,000 COVID-19 cases reported during the pandemic. The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), also known ...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:33:56 +0000
CCSS receives donation of 10,000 vials of fentanyl from El Salvador
QCOSTARICA – The Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS) will receive a donation of 10,000 vials of fentanyl from the Ministry of Health of El Salvador. The donation was made within the framework of coordination between health agencies in th...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 13:08:07 +0000
Hospitalizations of under 50s with covid-19 concerning
QCOSTARICA – In addition to the concern of the sharp increase in cases this week as Costa Rica is hit with the third wave of covid-19, the hospitalization of increasingly young covid-19 patients generates growing concern among health authoritie...

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:40:25 +0000
Woman sentenced to 18 years in prison for using social media to prostitute minors
HQ – A woman, identified as Karol Tatiana Solís Álvarez and known by the alias “La Macha”, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for committing three crimes of trafficking in persons under the modality of sexual exploitation, in oth...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:34:14 +0000
For the second consecutive year no Festival of Light, Carnaval or Tope
QCOSTARICA – The Municipality of San José announced this Wednesday that this year, for the second consecutive year, there will not be the traditional year-end celebration of the Festival de la Luz (the Festival of Light). The municipality also...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 23:10:29 +0000
Honduras makes “historic” purchase of bananas from Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – For the first time in its history, Honduras had to import bananas, after IOTA and ETA hurricanes destroyed a large part of the plantations at the end of last year. Therefore, to supply the local market, the country decided to turn ...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:56:19 +0000
Camera captures two jaguar siblings hunting in Guanacaste beach
TODAY COSTA RICA – A pair of sibling jaguars (Panthera onca) was recorded in early March in a camera trap at the Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) – Guanacaste Conservation Area. The video reflects the good time that this species of...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:43:44 +0000
Large illegal market for false tests for covid-19
QCOSTARICA – The illegal market for false covid-19 tests has already produced 15 complaints and an alert call, this Wednesday, by the College of Microbiologists and Clinical Chemists (CMQC). “In many areas of the country, PCR and antigen ...

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 17:58:22 +0000
Incofer suspends San Jose-Heredia-Alajuela service. Again!
HQ – The Instituto Costarricense de Ferrocarriles (Incofer) indefinitely suspended the urban train service on the San José-Heredia-Alajuela line, after inspecting the newly built retaining wall, to correct a slip on the track in Santa Rosa de ...



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