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 […]
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The Red Cross needs bags!
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 […]
A photo filled with hope the population!
Amid the sadness over the tragedy that hurricane Otto caused in Costa Rica, a photo filled with hope the population. A sloth’s photo, that was clinging to a tube went viral. With it, campaigns of faith and help were started due to the impact of the hurricane on Bagaces and Upala. The author of that […]
Salazar: “my friend was not assisted. We had to go to another hospital”
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 […]
Solís: “I will visit the affected areas, but I’m not a star, we can’t politicize this situation”
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 […]
Last report (6 am): All alerts by Otto suspended in Central America
As Tropical Storm Otto recedes, the National Hurricane Center lifted all alerts for Costa Rica and Nicaragua. However, Otto left a wake of death and destruction in the North Zone. The cyclone is moving at 22 kilometers per hour and sustains winds up to 95 mph. Faster winds to the west and southwest are expected. […]