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Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:53:10 +0000
12 to 16 year olds, with and without risk factors, can be vaccinated against covid-19
QCOSTARICA – Health authorities announced Tuesday approved the use of the Pfizer vaccine for people between 12 and 16 years old, who from now on are included in group 3 (with risk factors) and in group 5 (without risk factors). The decision was...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 08:47:47 +0000
Minister of Health appeared before Congress to report on vaccination
The Minister of Health, Daniel Salas, to legislators about vaccination against COVID-19, assures that the country did not compromise sovereign assets in a confidential contract with a pharmaceutical company. Legislator and Minister clash over the pur...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 06:01:43 +0000
Today’s Vehicle Restriction: June 2, “ODDS”
Today, Wednesday, June 2, only ODDS can circulate. The measure is countrywide and applied between 5:00 am and 9:00 pm, save for those under the well-known exemption. Please note that this week odds allowed to drive on odd calendar days and evens driv...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:54:47 +0000
“Respect that I am talking. Respect me!” Salas gets into shouting with legislator
QCOSTARICA – “Respect, that am I talking. Respect me!,” demanded the Minister of Health, Daniel Salas, from the legislator of the National Integration Party (PIN), Wálter Muñoz, while he tried to answer his questions. The incident occurre...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:26:10 +0000
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Costa Rica today
QCOSTARICA – U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrives today, Tuesday, June 1, in Costa Rica, for “a very frank and honest” exchange of views to take Central American officials to task on corruption in their countries and to examine...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:21:46 +0000
Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think
Q REPORTS (BBC) I know, you probably haven’t even driven one yet, let alone seriously contemplated buying one, so the prediction may sound a bit bold, but bear with me. We are in the middle of the biggest revolution in motoring since Henry Ford...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 07:02:42 +0000
Is it all Greek to you? Coronavirus variants get new names
(REUTERS) Coronavirus variants with clunky, alphanumeric names have now been assigned the letters of the Greek Alphabet in a bid to simplify discussion and pronunciation while avoiding stigma. The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed the new name...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:49:28 +0000
El Salvador court to free woman given 30 years for suspected abortion
Q24N (Reuters) A court in El Salvador has ordered the release of a young woman sentenced to 30 years in prison for homicide following the death of her unborn child in 2012, authorities said on Monday. Sara Rogel was arrested in October 2012 after goi...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:40:22 +0000
Deal or No Deal (Deal Made) Lives on in the Realms of Online Bingo
Deal or No Deal is one of the most famous game shows in the world. Starting as Miljoenenjacht on Dutch television in 2000, it spread to over 80 countries, and while its name often changed, the game was very much the same. Incredibly simple and inhere...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 06:29:52 +0000
Long lines and confusion as Venezuela begins COVID-19 vaccination
Q24N (Reuters) Hundreds of senior citizens and health workers stood in long lines on Monday to get vaccinated against the coronavirus as part of Venezuela’s inoculation campaign, which has been held up by payment problems and political disputes...



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