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Sat, 19 Feb 2022 09:16:59 +0000
Contagion rate continues to decline
QCOSTARICA – The rate of contagion continues with its downward trend, going from 0.99 to 0.89, according to the new pandemic report by the Universidad Hispanoamericana (UH). This new report indicates that, for the first time since November 27 o...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:13:36 +0000
Panama limits the negative covid test for unvaccinated tourists
Q24N (EFE) The Government of Panama established that only unvaccinated tourists or those who do not have at least two doses of the covid-19 vaccine must present a negative PCR or antigen test to enter the country. This is stated in its article by exe...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 10:05:10 +0000
COVID-19 impacted 90.3% of companies in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – According to the results of a consultation section that was incorporated into the Directory of Companies and Establishments (DEE), in order to find out what the main effects of the pandemic were, 90.3% of companies were affected by...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:58:49 +0000
Skydiving gains strength in Costa Rica
QCOSTARICA – The clear cloudscape of Playa Tambor and its surrounding communities was filled with the colorful presence of 182 skydivers from 14 countries, who performed daring acrobatics to the enjoyment of tourists and residents. This tourist...

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:26:39 +0000
First conviction for the death of an animal in Costa Rica: couple sentenced to two years in prison
QCOSTARICA – For the first time in Costa Rica, there was a conviction for the death of an animal. The Juzgado Penal de Alajuela  (Alajuela Criminal Court) imposed a two years prison sentence to a couple responsible for causing the death of a d...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:26:32 +0000
Only a few more weeks of sanitary restrictions, asserts President Alvarado
QCOSTARICA – Costa Rica could be only weeks away from having the sanitary restrictions due to the pandemic lifted. This was announced today, Thursday, by President Carlos Alvarado on his first day back in public after being infected with covid-...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:59:16 +0000
Crocodile kills fisherman in Golfito
QCOSTARICA – Lidier Murillo Gamboa, 43, known as ‘Yiyo’, died on Tuesday, February 16, after being attacked by a crocodile in the Coto River, in the canton of Golfito, Puntarenas. The man was fishing in the water with his friend, Á...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 21:32:44 +0000
Costa Rica will require a visa from Venezuelans as of February 21
QCOSTARICA – The Government of Costa Rica will, starting February 21, 2022, require a visa from Venezuelans for tourism, business or professional purposes, as long as they are not activities that imply remuneration or profit within Costa Rica, ...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 13:41:11 +0000
1.2 million students return to 100% face-to-face classes today
QCOSTARICA – Some 1.2 million students return to the classroom today, Thursday, after almost two years of absence due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic, as more than 4,000 public schools across the country open their doors again. This is the fir...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 11:47:34 +0000
Caja reports applying more than 8.5 million doses of the vaccine against Covid-19
QCOSTARICA – More than 8.5 million vaccines against Covid-19 is the number of doses that have been applied in Costa Rica from the start of the immunization day on December 24, 20220, to February 14. The exact total reported by the Caja Costarri...



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