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Sat, 08 May 2021 13:59:04 +0000
Today’s Covid-19 News: New infections continue over 2K daily, despite drop in R rate
QCOSTARICA – The Covid-19 infection rate in Costa Rica dropped, but not enough to reduce the rate of infection. While the indicator stands at 1.32, that is 100 people could infect 132, the concern of Health authorities is this number based on t...

Sat, 08 May 2021 13:27:25 +0000
Mexico City reduces restrictions due to sustained decline in cases of covid-19
Q24N – Mexico City will reduce social distancing measures as of next week in the face of a continuous decline in the spread of covid-19, the local government reported this Friday. “Derived from the continuous improvements that we have see...

Sat, 08 May 2021 13:14:04 +0000
Customs to hold electronic auctions to sell unclaimed products
QCOSTARICA – The National Customs Service (Aduanas) will carry out the first electronic auctions of unclaimed merchandise through the Sistema Integrado de Compras Públicas (Sicop) – Integrated Public Procurement System, starting this May...

Sat, 08 May 2021 12:20:14 +0000
Government does not plan to announce expansion of restrictive measures
QCOSTARICA – The Government of Carlos Alvarado confirmed on Friday that it does not plan to announce the expansion of the restrictive measures that are applied in the Central Valley from Monday, May 3 to tomorrow, Sunday, May 9. If so, non-esse...

Sat, 08 May 2021 07:19:24 +0000
The digital currencies that matter
Q REPORTS (The Economist) Technological change is upending finance. Bitcoin has gone from being an obsession of anarchists to a $1trn asset class that many fund managers insist belongs in any balanced portfolio. Swarms of digital day-traders have bec...

Sat, 08 May 2021 07:12:00 +0000
The Economist Sees Ortega Clinging to Power
TODAY NICARAGUA (Confidencial) Six months before the general elections in Nicaragua, The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicts that the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo will win the November 7 elections. The Intelligence Unit of The E...

Sat, 08 May 2021 07:00:00 +0000
Observatory reveals explosion of suspected cases of Covid-19 in Nicaragua: 878 in a week, and 74 deaths
TODAY NICARAGUA – The Observatorio Ciudadano (Citizen Observatory) report revealed this Friday, May 7, 878 new suspected cases of infection with the virus and 74 new associated deaths for the week of April 29 to May 5. The hospital Alemán Nicarag...

Sat, 08 May 2021 06:04:22 +0000
Flexible vaccination triggers Costa Ricans travel to the United States
QCOSTARICA – The hook of six states promoting Covid-19 inoculation for tourists in the United States caught many Costa Ricans. They are Texas, Alabama, Arizona, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Florida, states that do not ask for higher requireme...

Fri, 07 May 2021 17:35:18 +0000
“Ciudad Gobierno” would give a new face to capital with a gigantic complex of buildings
QCOSTARICA – With a mega-complex of more than 153,000 square meters (1.65 million square feet), comprised of 16 ministries would be located in eight buildings, will give a new face to the southern sector of San Jose. The project called “C...

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:20:30 +0000
48 patients with covid-19 from other provinces wait for beds in San Jose hospitals
QCOSTARICA – 48 patients with covid-19, the majority in severe and moderate condition, this Thursday morning were waiting for a bed in a hospital in San José. As reported by the Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social (CCSS), they are 4 patients i...



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