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This Past Weekend Ended With More Than 800 Violations Complaints to Authorities of COVID-19 Restrictions
The first weekend of the new operation “Golpe de Martillo” (hammer blow), closed with more than 800 reports to 9-1-1 due to social events, and almost half a thousand fines for drivers who breached the sanitary vehicle restriction.According to the...
Health
Costa Rica Escalates to 8,036 COVID-19 Infections After an Increase of 440 in 24 hours
The country started the week with one more death from the Pandemic as well as a jump of 440 cases of COVID-19 in one day,to reach a total of 8,036.The report of the Ministry of Health indicates...
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Police Officers Attend 17-year-old who gave Birth inside a School in Alajuela
A school that had been set up to house police forces serving in border areas, this morning became the birthplace of a baby. Minutes after 6 pm, a call alerted the eight agents of the police who were still...
Money
Legislative Assembly Fast Tracks Law Project Seeking Moratorium on Value Added Tax for the Basic Food List and House Rentals
The project "Law of Moratorium on the Value Added Tax for the Basic Food List, Home Rentals and Public Services” will be voted soon in the first and second debate, after 35 legislative deputies gave their support so that...
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Open Letter for all Costa Ricans to take Notice: Not A Single More Unnecessary Death!
Mr. Carlos Alvarado Quesada. President of Costa RicaDr. Daniel Salas Peraza. Health MinisterDr. Román Macaya Hayes. Executive President of the CCSSDear Sirs:Costa Rica today faces the worst health crisis in its history. Against this background, the country must spare...
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America Becomes the Region with the Most Jobs Lost Due to the Coronavirus, surpassing Europe and Central Asia
America is the region with the most jobs lost due to the Coronavirus, with a drop of 18.3% in hours of work compared to the global decrease of 14% in the second quarter of 2020
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IICA and the EU Seek to Mitigate the Effects of COVID-19 in the Central American Coffee Sector
The European Union (EU) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) reported that they are working to mitigate the impacts of the Pandemic on food and nutritional security in the coffee sector of Central America.The authorities highlighted...
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Demilitarization Process of Costa Rica is Debated in Australia
Encouraged by the Costa Rican experience in seven decades of peaceful coexistence without an army, Oxford University Press has just published in the United Kingdom the work
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New Measures In Costa Rica Due to the Exponential Growth of Covid-19
The government of Costa Rica will reveal today the new measures to try to contain the exponential growth of COVID-19, after the alarming record number of 649 cases in one day, when the previous level was 375.In the press...
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Length of Stay in Hospitals of COVID-19 Patients Increases According to Their Age
The length of stay in hospitals of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) by patients requiring medical attention for the COVID-19 disease increases with age. This was detailed by Román Macaya, executive president of the institution.The official noted...
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Costa Rican Hotels Project 66% Occupancy for this July Vacations
Hotels in Costa Rica project an average occupancy rate of 66% during the mid-season holidays. This period is between...