Virus outbreak

The National Commission on Vaccination and Epidemiology (CNVE) has mandated that all public employees and children between the ages of 12 to 18 must...

As of January 11, the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social) reported 212 patients hospitalized for covid, 150 in the...

In October 2020, as scientists around the world raced to develop a vaccine to fight Covid-19, the leader of the World Health Organization warned...

The internal slide presentation produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stresses that the war has changed as a result of Delta.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week issued updated travel advice for dozens of countries, but the U.S. health agency kept Costa Rica at its highest alert level.

Panama on Wednesday temporarily closed its border with Colombia to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

The State Department advisory does not prevent U.S. Americans from traveling to Costa Rica or any other Level 4 country. 

Panama's mortality rate is 1.7%, the second-lowest in Central America behind Costa Rica.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) highlighted on Wednesday the worrying rise in Covid-19 infections in South America

The Costa Rican government on Sunday aired a national broadcast in commemoration of the anniversary of the first coronavirus case confirmed within the national territory.