The National Blood Bank has started recruiting companies to have blood donors throughout the year. Melissa Zapata, director of the Blood Bank, stressed that this is one of the strategies to attract volunteer donors to meet the needs of hundreds of patients. Bank teams visit 3 companies every day so their employees can donate this […]
Archives for January 3, 2017
Firefighters: country recorded more than a thousand fires in 2016
The Fire Department handled a total of 1064 structural fires over the past 12 months. This is indicated by the statistics of the entity that took care a total of 64 thousand emergencies in 2016. The results reflect an increase in the number of fires, compared to 2015. As for emergencies, firefighters reported an increase […]
Only 81% of owners have paid the vehicle ownership tax
To date, the National Insurance Institute (INS) has raised about 190 billion colones for the collection of the vehicle ownership tax. Róger Arias, head of Insurance Management Solidarity from the INS declared that the institution started collecting the vehicle ownership tax on November 1st and even though authorities expected to raise 216 billion colones, to […]
There was a new increase in respiratory infections in 2016
According to data from the Ministry of Health, 2016 closed with a new increase in respiratory infections caused by several viruses. At the end of the year, authorities identified 3 viruses in sick people. These are Influenza B virus, influenza AH3 virus and the strain AH1N1 2009. Influenza is the common flu. According to information […]
Osa Hospital will continue with controls for bacteria
Osa Hospital is still limiting visits and strengthening protection and cleaning measures due to a bacteria that was found last week in five inpatients. Arturo Borbón, acting director of the Brunca Region, said that people affected with Klebsiella pnemoniae carbapenemase remain isolated. All infected patients were hospitalized in the service of medicine in that hospital. […]
Two Nicaraguans arrested for attempted bribery
Yesterday, officers of the Border Police of the Ministry of Public Security arrested a Nicaraguan man and woman for attempted bribery. The first case of this crime was reported last Friday in Peñas Blancas de La Cruz, Guanacaste. The suspect is a Nicaraguan woman, resident in the country, who was traveling on a bus heading […]