For the third time in a month, hospital workers had to be quarantined because a patient failed to mention close contact with a person positive for covid-19. The obstetrics-Gynecology service…
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Latest Costa Rica Coronavirus Map
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/03/25Today the Ministry of Health updated a map that shows where the cases of the new coronavirus are in Costa Rica. The data on the map is given by canton,…
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More Things Closed in Costa Rica Due to Coronavirus
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/03/19Measures to stop the spread of the covid-19 virus are getting stricter by the day. As of today, gyms, sports centers, sports clubs for activities like karate and judo, and…
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Costa Rica Hospitals Ask People To Stay Home with Common Flu
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/03/09Well this is a great idea but considering both the Coronavirus and the common flu have near the same symptoms they might not know which one they have. The Costa…
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5 Confirmed Cases of Coronavirus in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/03/08The Ministry of Health has confirmed that there are now five cases of the new Covid-19 coronavirus in the country. A foreign couple and three nationals are infected. The American…
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Fake News! Coronavirus in Costa Rica
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/03/05An official from San Juan de Dios leaked false information, by sharing a photo of a patient’s lab test and audios from staff, creating panic that the coronavirus Covid-19 had…
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Costa Rica To Decriminalize Abortions for Minors?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/02/17A UN Committee, the Committee on the Rights of the Child, put forth recommendations to Costa Rica that are very important in guaranteeing the rights of children and adolescents. It…
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Cheaper Medicine in Costa Rica?
by Isabella Foster Villanueva 2020/01/30The Government is working on a bill to lower the price of medicines in private pharmacies. The Ministry of Health confirmed that Costa Rica’s drug cost is among the highest…