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Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:29:58 +0000
Pfizer Says NO to Private Clinics in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – The plan made known public this Thursday that private clinics in Costa Rica had started the process to sell the vaccine against covid-19 got a shot in the arm by Pfizer, maker of one of the most coveted covid vaccines worldwide and...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 14:13:45 +0000
Body of missing American found in Playa Jaco
QCOSTARICA – Red Cross rescuers recovered the body of the 25-year-old American, who was reported missing since last Tuesday after being swept away by the current, this Thursday afternoon. The authorities assure that the body matches the descrip...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:54:08 +0000
Shortness of breath and five other symptoms that warrant getting medical attention
QCOSTARICA – Most people who get covid-19 experience it as mild, temporary respiratory infection, with symptoms like coughing, a fever, and shortness of breath; however, five out of every hundred people who catch the new coronavirus get severe ...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 11:33:09 +0000
Four hospitals in Costa Rica out of ICU beds to treat critical covid-19 patients
QCOSTARICA – The four major hospitals of the Greater Metropolitan Area (GAM), the San Juan de Dios and Calderón Guardia in San Jose, San Rafael de Alajuela and San Vicente de Paúl in Heredia, have no beds for new covid-19 patients requiring c...

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 10:03:12 +0000
Costa Rica breaks record: 1,776 covid-19 cases in a single day
QCOSTARICA – Thursday, April 22, was a record breaking day for covid-19 cases in Costa Rica when the country registered the highest number of cases in a single day, 1,776. This is the highest number reported in a single day since the start of t...

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...



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