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A 55-year-old woman died on Wednesday morning, while performing therapy in a pool at a rehabilitation center in Dulce Nombre de Cartago. The woman reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest while swimming, according to a Red Cross official. The identity of the deceased is still unknown. crhoy.com

At least 11 children were stung by bees at the Carbonal school in San Isidro de Alajuela. According to a Red Cross official, all of them are in stable conditions, yet they do not know how many of them will be transferred to the hospital. crhoy.com

The Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) called on parents to check if their children have the measles vaccine. María del Rocío Sáenz, the executive president of the CCSS, said that there is an outbreak of measles in Europe, caused in part by low vaccination coverage. The main advice is that parents and caregivers check […]

As confirmed by the Minister of the Presidency, Sergio Alfaro, President Luis Guillermo Solís said he will seek to meet National Liberation candidate Antonio Álvarez to discuss the tax plan and the opportunity to revive it in the Legislative Assembly. Álvarez Desanti re-presided the Congress after winning the PLN convention and will lead the Plenary […]

Costa Rica’s reaction to the self-coup in Venezuela, when the Supreme Court seized the Parliament and dismissed it, was criticized by Costa Rican Republicans. Some of them, like Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, Laura Chinchilla, Óscar Arias and Rafael Ángel Calderón assured that the Government of Solís was to remove the diplomatic representative in that country, just […]

On Wednesday afternoon, a crocodile attacked an 18-year-old man at Playa Azul, located near the Tárcoles River, where tours are usually made to see these animals. The man, whose identity is unknown, was transferred in stable conditions to Jacó’s clinic, however, he had important injuries in his feet, according to the Costa Rican Red Cross. […]