The winds and rain caused by hurricane Otto would give a slight break to mosquitoes-transmitted diseases, but citizens can’t get distracted. Rodrigo Marín, in charge of vector control at the Ministry of Health, informed that as days pass by, there could be cases of dengue, zika and chikungunya, as well as leptospirosis. The mosquitoes are […]

In addition to food and hygiene products, the Red Cross urgently needs large and thick bags and sacks to prepare kits that are being sent to places affected by Hurricane Otto. The Committee of Santo Domingo de Heredia is requesting bags or sacks, as they have many supplies in its facilities but they need to […]

Authorities from the Integration Health Care in Desamparados assure that the patient left without having finished the consultation. This is how they justify the alleged lack of patient care, a situation that was evidenced in the video recorded by David Salazar Muñoz. The video and Salazar itself indicated that the situation was distressing, because the […]

Amid the work carried out by the Emergency Operations Center, president Luis Guillermo Solís has received messages where he is asked to visit the areas affected by hurricane Otto. Solís admitted that some of these requests come with a tone of irritation, with discomfort. However, the President declared that it is not convenient to go […]

Minister of Security Gustavo Mata reported that 20 to 30 people were trapped in the area of Tortuguero and about 8 more people were trapped in Barra del Colorado. Among them, there are 3 minors. According to the official, these people hid when the security forces carried out the evacuating operation in those areas and […]