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Fri, 01 Jan 2021 14:11:59 +0000
The Vehicle Restrictions for January
QCOSTARICA – Drivers are reminded that starting today, January 1, that there is a change in the vehicle restrictions and the Marchamo 2021 (circulation) permit sticker should be on the windshield, to avoid fines and possible seizure of license ...

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 13:45:42 +0000
Crisis drowns restaurants and bars as entrepreneurs struggle to survive
QCOSTARICA – During 2020, the bar and restaurant sector had to reinvent itself to assimilate the blow caused by the covid-19 pandemic and stay alive. However, the crisis arrived and left a deep scar, about 30% of the businesses will not reopen ...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:17:15 +0000
OJO! Vehicle Restrictions Start at 7:00 pm Tonight, December 31
QCOSTARICA – The vehicular restrictions start at 7:00 pm tonight, Thursday, December 31, and are in effect until 5:00 am Friday, January 1. In addition, for Thursday daytime, vehicles with plates ending in 7 and 8 are prohibited from circulatin...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:06:32 +0000
Second batch with 11,700 vaccines against covid-19 reaches Costa Rican soil
QCOSTARICA – The second batch of vaccines against covid-19 landed on Wednesday night, December 30, at the Juan Santamaría airport, with a total of 11,700 doses of the drug developed by Pfizer / BioNTech. The flight, carried out by DHL Aero Exp...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:00:36 +0000
Ceaco Director: Many took “vacations” from the pandemic and we will pay the bill in January
QCOSTARICA – The true impact of the December holidays and social gatherings will be seen in January and the expected results are negative, according to Dr. Roberto Aguilar Tassara, director of the National Rehabilitation Center (Cenare), which ...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:44:39 +0000
Argentina legalizes free abortion up to 14 weeks of pregnancy
(AFP) The Senate of Argentina approved the legalization of abortion, with 38 votes in favor, 29 against and one abstention, announced the president of that chamber Cristina Kirchner this Wednesday, two years after a similar initiative failed. “...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:42:39 +0000
Canada will require a negative COVID-19 test before arrival
Q TRAVEL (CBC.ca) Air passengers entering Canada will soon need to provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test before arriving in the country, the federal government announced today. Under the new protocol, travelers must receive a negative polymerase ...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:22:36 +0000
Dollar exchange closes 2020 at ¢615.43, the highest of the year
QCOSTARICA – This Wednesday, December 30, the U.S. dollar closed at the highest price of 2020 in the wholesale market. At the close of the last session of the year, this Wednesday, December 30, the currency reached a weighted average price of ...

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 01:01:15 +0000
Health finds eight probable cases of covid-19 reinfection in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – The Ministry of Health reported, this Wednesday, December 30, of eight probable cases of reinfection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes covid-19 after analyzing 10 people suspected, five are men and five women, aged 19 to 55, on...

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 13:43:22 +0000
CNE: “If confidentiality in contract with Pfizer is broken, vaccine supply is suspended”
QCOSTARICA – The contract signed by the Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias (CNE)  – National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Commission – for the acquisition of three million doses ...



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