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Exacerbated by pandemic, Costa Ricans face long hospital wait times

Alejandro Zúñiga - June 16, 2021

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Costa Rica issues sanitary alert over enhancement products

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Costa Rican diet contains too much salt, Health Ministry says

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Costa Rica’s public health care system facing financial strains

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Still no suspected cases of coronavirus in Costa Rica, Health Ministry says

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Costa Rica does not have any suspected cases of coronavirus, the Health Ministry said Monday.

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Ministry of Health supporting initiative to ban the use of vaping devices in public spaces

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The Minister of Health, Daniel Salas, on Tuesday endorsed an initiative to ban the use of vaping devices in Costa Rica's public spaces.

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No suspected cases of coronavirus in Costa Rica, Health Ministry says

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Costa Rica does not have any suspected cases of coronavirus, the Health Ministry said Monday.

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15-year-old dies of amebic meningitis after visiting Costa Rican hot springs

Alejandro Zúñiga -

A 15-year-old has died in Costa Rica of amebic meningitis after contracting the rare infection at a hot spring, the Health Ministry said Monday.

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Hospital México to double its surgical capacity with addition of new tower

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Hospital México, among the most important public health resources in Costa Rica, will double its surgical capacity by next year, according to Casa Presidencial.

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Costa Rica remains under sanitary alert due to respiratory illnesses

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Costa Rica has been under a sanitary alert due to higher-than-expected cases of respiratory illnesses.

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Health Ministry calls for awareness, compliance following agrochemical poisonings

Alejandro Zúñiga -

The news comes two weeks after more than 20 people -- most of them children -- suffered from agrochemical poisoning in San Juan de Florencia, Alajuela.

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Costa Rica reports more deaths from tainted alcohol; dengue cases on the rise

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Two more people died last week due to methanol poisoning, Costa Rica's Health Ministry reported.

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Updates: Health Ministry suspects 19 deaths due to adulterated alcohol

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Costa Rican authorities are investigating 19 deaths in June and July related to methanol poisoning.

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Costa Rica issues sanitary alert over adulterated alcohol

Alejandro Zúñiga -

Costa Rican authorities are investigating reports of at least eight deaths in June and July related to methanol poisoning.

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