The National Emergency Commission (CNE) declared a yellow alert in Turrialba, Jiménez, Alvarado and Oreamuno of Cartago after the magnitude 5.3 earthquake that occurred on November 30th. Several residents of San Martín de Irazú, Capellades, San Rafael, Pacayas and Juan Viñas reported damage to their homes, as well as small landslides and cracks in the […]
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Costa Rica is the country with less HIV cases in the region
It is estimated that some 10,000 people in Costa Rica are carriers of HIV, a virus that despite decades of its appearance has continued to spread fear. With 204 cases per every 100 thousand inhabitants, Costa Rica is the country where there are fewer HIV carriers compared to Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Panama. This is […]
State institutions must submit full reports on damage caused by Otto
State institutions must submit within two months their full reports on the damage caused by hurricane Otto in the country. These reports will allow the National Emergency Commission to prepare a detailed, action plan after the national emergency decreed by president Luis Guillermo Solís. On November 30th, there were 4,425 people in 34 shelters. 461 […]
Alert due to fake medicines in the country
A patient in Buenos Aires de Puntarenas entered a pharmacy suffering from much pain and asked the manager to inject him a Neurobion ampoule. However, the trained eye of the manager stopped her when she noticed that the medicine label was completely different from the one used in the Costa Rican market. In fact, it […]
400 aftershocks were reported after the earthquake
The Vulcanological and Seismological Observatory of Costa Rica (OVSICORI) recorded more than 400 aftershocks after the earthquake that took place in Capellades de Alvarado in Cartago. The 5-kilometer-deep earthquake was recorded at 6:25 pm, on November 30th. It had a 5.3 magnitude. The aftershocks had magnitudes lower to 4.3 degrees. According to Ronny Quintero, an […]
Sculpture of “Don Pepe” returns to La Democracia Square
The 68th anniversary of the abolition of the army in Costa Rica was celebrated in a special ceremony in La Democracia Square. The occasion also celebrated the sculptural ensemble in honor of former President José Figueres Ferrer, that was returned to its original place. The monument was restored after nine years of being removed from […]