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Work begins on new Puntarenas hospital
Costa Rican authorities on Thursday announced the initiation of earthworks tasks for the new Monseñor Sanabria Hospital in Puntarenas.
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Man in Costa Rica receives first operation of its kind in Latin America
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d man in Costa Rica became the first in Latin America to receive an esophagus replacement using material from his small intestine
Exacerbated by pandemic, Costa Ricans face long hospital wait times
The waiting time for a non-emergency surgery at Costa Rica's public hospitals has reached more than 520 days, up considerably compared to before the pandemic.
Four Covid hospitalizations per hour in Costa Rica
The Costa Rican Social Security System (Caja) says that over the last week, it registered four new people hospitalized with Covid-19 every hour.
Covid surge has pushed Costa Rica hospitals ‘to the limit’
Costa Rica last week reached 662 patients hospitalized with Covid-19, the topping the previous highs in September and December 2020.
How to track vaccine updates in Costa Rica
Costa Rica has received more than 1 million vaccine doses from Pfizer and through the Covax facility.
Costa Rica coronavirus data for Tuesday, April 13
Costa Rica has accumulated a total of 3,044 deaths related to Covid-19.
Costa Rica stresses protocols as cases, hospitalizations increase
The Healthy Ministry warned of rising coronavirus cases and Covid-19 hospitalizations in Costa Rica.
Why Costa Rica uses horseshoe crab blood in medicine
Many of the current regulations related to horseshoe crabs focus on commercial fishing, ignoring their rapidly growing role in the medical device and vaccine industries.
Costa Rica reduces number of Covid beds due to drop in hospitalizations
Public hospitals in Costa Rica began to gradually reduce the beds designated to the care of Covid-19 patients following a sustained fall in infections over recent weeks.