February 28th marked the World Day of Rare Diseases, so medical authorities call for awareness of rare diseases and place them as a priority in the social and health agenda. Rare diseases are those whose frequency is relatively low: one case per two thousand or one case per 100 thousand, which are the rarest. Most […]
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French family treated for measles left Monseñor Sanabria Hospital
The three French people who were hospitalized at Monseñor Sanabria Hospital in Puntarenas for measles were discharged on Thursday after a clinical and epidemiological decision by the doctors who treated them, and supported by the Ministry of Health. According to Rándall Álvarez Juárez, director of the hospital in the area, the French expressed their gratitude […]
Manufacturing exports show low growth rate
The manufacturing industry exported $645 million in January this year, which represented 74% of the exports of goods of the country. The growth in exports of the industry in the free zone in January was 17.4%, while outside the free zone it was only 2.1%. We are a sector that contributes three quarters of what […]
The US calls for UN vote on Venezuela
The United States will vote on the UN Security Council on a draft resolution calling for “free, fair and credible” presidential elections in Venezuela, as well as free access for humanitarian aid to country, according to diplomats. The draft resolution also denounces the violence and excessive use of force by the Venezuelan security forces against […]
Italian arrested for sending drug mules to Europe
An Italian man surnamed Levice, 46, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of leading an international drug trafficking gang. Drug Control Police (PCD) officers raided some booths in Pan Dulce in Puerto Viejo, Talamanca, Limón, where they arrested the foreigner. Levice seems to be sending drugs to Europe, mainly Italy. He had no judicial record […]
Electric vehicles without restriction will have special spaces in parking lots
To encourage the purchase and use of electric vehicles and favor decarbonization plans, the government will remove electric vehicles from vehicular restriction and promote preferential parking spaces. The measures were announced on Wednesday by the first lady, Claudia Dobles, and Environment Minister Carlos Manuel Rodríguez. They also announced that electric vehicles will have, from this […]