Tuesday, 24 November 2020

RICO'S COVID-19 DIGEST

Health

Covid-19 in Costa Rica: 1,187 new cases for Friday; concern for rise in hospitalizations

QCOSTARICA - Alone at the conference table from Casa Presidencial, the Minister of Health, Daniel Salas, made the rare appearance lately to provide us...
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Covid-19 in Costa Rica: 1,219 new case on Thursday; total now 128,231

QCOSTARICA - The Ministry of Health reported for Thursday, November...
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Covid-19 in Costa Rica: 1,422 news cases for Wednesday

QCOSTARICA - Wednesday night, November 18, the Ministry of...
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Health

Covid-19 in Costa Rica: Hospital occupancy increases; there are 221 people ICU

QCOSTARICA - Though the number of new daily confirmed...
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Covid-19 in Costa Rica: 1,369 new cases Sunday and Monday, total now 124,592

QCOSTARICA - Despite that Casa Presidencial has reduced the...
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The latest on the coronavirus covid-19 in Costa Rica

132,295
Total confirmed cases
Updated on 24 November 2020 12:50 am
1,641
Total deaths
Updated on 24 November 2020 12:50 am

COVID-19 Timeline in Costa Rica

ALL CORONAVIRUS

Coronavirus

How a Covid-19 vaccine could change travel for good

(CNN) — It was the good news that gave...
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Coronavirus

Study Shows Covid-19 Antibodies Waning Over Time, Suggesting Immunity Might Wear Off

WSJ - A large English study showed the number...
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Coronavirus

WHO: The pandemic is “far from over”

QCOSTARICA - COVID-19 "is far from over," warned Maria...
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Coronavirus

New rapid antigen tests could transform COVID-19 response in the Americas

QREPORTS - The new affordable, reliable antigen diagnostic tests...
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Coronavirus

Countries Turn to Rapid Antigen Tests to Contain Second Wave of COVID-19

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BLOGS & OPINION

Expat Focus

Sign our petition for the foreigner’s driver’s license exemption

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QCOSTARICA - In several days, foreigners (tourists) who have been in the country for more than three months will not be able to drive...
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News

What mistakes? Asks Head of AyA

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QCOSTARICA - Perhaps you weren't one of the thousands affected by the mistakes in billing by the water utility, the Acueductos y Alcantarillados (AyA),...
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Christopher Howard's Live in Costa Rica

A Tale of two real estate conmen in Costa Rica

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An excerpt from Christopher Howard’s new book, ”The Costa Rica Chronicles – a glimpse of a magical and lost time”. Many foreigners who come to...
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Politics

Will we see the 50% reduction in the 2021 Marchamo? I think so, yes…

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RICO'S TICO BULL - On Thursday, on the legislative agenda was the thing (bill) about the reduction of the 2021 Marchamo. Had it been...
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News

The Marchamo dilemma

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OPINION - In less than two weeks, on November 1, unless there is a setback, the 2021 Marchamo goes on sale. Some publications on social...
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TOP STORIES

Dollar Exchange

Pressure on dollar exchange begins to give ground: Will it be sustainable?

QCOSTARICA - After peaking on November 11, at ¢616.58 according to the Banco Central (Central Bank) average, the exchange rate seems to be losing...
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Health

Covid-19 snatched parents from renowned CCSS surgeon

QCOSTARICA  - His heart thumped every time he reached the basement...
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Health

Arrival of the vaccine against covid-19 will not replace other measures against contagion

QCOSTARICA - The pace with which COVID-19 vaccines are being...
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Health

Team of 200 prepare vaccination of three million Ticos against covid-19

QCOSTARICA - The exact date is not known, but the...
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National

Protesters fail to block streets again: 11 arrested

QCOSTARICA - Costa Rican roads were once again interrupted by...
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Health

Covid-19 contagion rate in Costa Rica highest in five weeks

QCOSTARICA - The rate or speed of contagion, also called...
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Economy

Pandemic hits employment for women the hardest

QCOSTARICA - The gaps that COVID-19 will leave on Costa Rican society will be...
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News

Blockades are back!

QCOSTARICA - On Wednesday, a group in Upala, in northern...
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Political Economy

Costa Rica wants to attract foreign pensioners and rentiers

QCOSTARICA - The minimum amount of capital investment that a...
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Front Page

State of the Nation report: “The situation was already fragile before the pandemic.”

QCOSTARICA - The evidence collected by the Programa Estado de...
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Traveller’s Tale: Costa Rica has reopened to travelers. Here’s what it’s like to visit

LONELY PLANET -  Twenty-one years ago, Costa Rica was the first country I had ever visited outside the United States. Since that first trip,...
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Limonal and Cañas expansion six months behind schedule

QCOSTARICA - The 21 km extension, better yet, expansion, of...
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Turrialba Volcano will once again amaze visitors with guided tours from sunrise

QCOSTARICA - With a string of walks that will begin...
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Health

Dengue cases in 2020 already exceed all cases in 2019

QCOSTARICA - As the Minister of Health, Dr. Daniel Salas,...
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World

When in Rome, ‘Forbidden to talk about the coronavirus’

QWORLD - The message is clear and posted for everyone...
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Canada’s largest city going on Covid lockdown

QTRAVEL - Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on Friday warned...
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Dollar Exchange

Dollar drops ¢10 this week due to year-end seasonality

QCOSTARICA - The dollar exchange fell ¢10.38 this week as...
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Pura Vida

The bicycle, fashion in Costa Rica in times of covid-19

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QCOSTARICA - The bike (bici in Spanish), in fact, along with masks, face shields, alcohol gel and hand washing liquid soap, is one of...

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Cartago

Turrialba Volcano will once again amaze visitors with guided tours from sunrise

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QCOSTARICA - With a string of walks that will begin at 5 am and will continue every hour until 10 am, in groups of...
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Traditional Christmas lighting in San Joaquín de Flores canceled due to the pandemic

QCOSTARICA - For two decades, Christmas has been lived in...
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News

Bill wants Hollywood to film movies again in Costa Rica

QCOSTARICA - Seeing Costa Rica in a Hollywood movie is...
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News

107 years and two pandemics: The story of the Tico carpenter Juan Gabriel Hernández

QCOSTARICA -  In an orange armchair located next to the...
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LIGHTER SIDE OF COSTA RICA

Lighter Side

Costa Rica in sugar war with Canada and Brazil

The Costa Rica government's ideological protectionism puts us in trouble...
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Lighter Side

Alvarado Administration Falls to Lowest Levels of Popularity

The administration of Carlos Alvarado fell to the lowest level...
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Lighter Side

AyA president does not see any error in high bills to its customers

What mistakes? AyA president does not see any error in...
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MOST READ - TOP 10

Health

Hydroxychloroquine: the drug Costa Rica uses successfully to fight covid-19

Used in the world for decades in the treatment of...
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News

10 Countries Reputed As The Ultimate Place For Sex Tourism (Guess Who Isn’t?)

QCOSTARICA - Normally, tourists travel abroad to visit famous landmarks,...
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Community

Nude Hotels & Beaches in Costa Rica

Doing what we all think about – going nude in...
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Christopher Howard's Live in Costa Rica

The Best Place to be in the world before, during and after COVID-19

While COVID is devastating New York, California, and Washington State...
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Argentina

Argentina: 128-Year-Old Man Claims He’s Hitler

Q JOURNAL - An allegedly 128-year-old man in Salta, Argentina...
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Business

Who Are The Richest Men in Central America and Why

As is usual every year, Forbes magazine has released its...
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Front Page

Crack Down On Prostitution In San Jose

Q COSTA RICA / Many living and visiting Costa Rica's...
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Expat Focus

10 Reasons Why Black Men Should Visit Costa Rica (List)

(By Tarik Pierce, Expatkings.com) What’s up fellas! I’ve shared a...
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News

American Tourist Dies In Isla del Coco Shark Attack

The National Coast Guard Service of the Ministry of Public...
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Farandula

Irish actor Stuart Townsend Selling Malibu Mansion For New Life in Costa Rica

  Irish actor Stuart Townsend is saying goodbye to California, putting...
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REPORTS

World

When in Rome, ‘Forbidden to talk about the coronavirus’

QWORLD - The message is clear and posted for everyone to see: "It is...
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Reports

Jill Biden, the future first lady who wants to continue teaching

QREPORTS -  Jill Biden is no stranger to the glare of the political spotlight....
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Latin America

Ortega no longer has fresh petrodollars from Venezuela. And now what?

TODAY NICARAGUA – Much has been said about Venezuelan cooperation, except that it is...
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LATIN AMERICA

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Protesters set fire to the Guatemalan Congress

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Nicaragua

Remittances grow in Nicaragua despite the coronavirus pandemic

“Everybody sends money to family members for their daily subsistence...
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Colombia

Iota damages 98% of the infrastructure of the Colombian island Providencia

Q24N - The passage of hurricane Iota, a category 5,...
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Nicaragua

Category 5 Hurricane Iota makes landfall on North Caribbean coast of Nicaragua

TODAY NICARAGUA – Hurricane Iota, a category 5 hurricane, made...
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Nicaragua

Nicaragua: A Holiday Season without Flights

TODAY NICARAGUA – Avianca, the Colombian based airline, has unintentionally...
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TRAVEL

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Canada’s largest city going on Covid lockdown

QTRAVEL - Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, on Friday warned...
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EXPAT FOCUS

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Traveller’s Tale: Costa Rica has reopened to travelers. Here’s what it’s like to visit

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LONELY PLANET -  Twenty-one years ago, Costa Rica was the first country I had ever visited outside the United States. Since that first trip,...
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Expat Focus

Sign our petition for the foreigner’s driver’s license exemption

QCOSTARICA - In several days, foreigners (tourists) who have been...
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Expat Focus

Foreigners will NOT have their driving privileges extended past Nov 18

QCOSTARICA - Usually, foreigners can use their foreign driver's license...
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Christopher Howard's Live in Costa Rica

A Tale of two real estate conmen in Costa Rica

An excerpt from Christopher Howard’s new book, ”The Costa Rica...
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Expat Focus

From Boomers to Zoomers

QCOSTARICA - We are now in the Zoom era. For...
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