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Costa Rica records 2,954 cases of syphilis and a 12% increase...

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Hospitalizations for covid-19 increased in the last week

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Fifth wave of covid-19 continues to advance: 100 people would infect...

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Fifth wave of covid-19 advances at an accelerated pace; Infections rise...

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“Eliminating the mask was not a populist decision”: Joselyn Chacón, New...

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Covid-19 contagion rate increases to 1.43%; daily cases grew by 62.33%...

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Students will not have to wear a mask starting this Monday

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Minister of Health asks “to responsibly exercise the right to use...

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Mandatory vaccination against covid-19 stands while Commision studies new information

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In doubt the legality of decree to eliminate compulsory vaccination

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Yellow fever vaccine is now available in the country

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

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Unprecedented: Costa Rica’s Three Branches of Government Are Led by Women

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Costa Rica’s crime-prevention message meets a budget-cut test

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Laura Fernández compares her own life path to that of the...

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Synthetic drug use raises concern among Costa Rican youth

Q COSTA RICA — Older adolescents and young adults are among the groups most often consuming synthetic drugs in Costa Rica, according to Mario Sánchez, an investigator with the Organismo de Investigación Judicial (OIJ) Anti-Drug Unit. The warning comes alongside a marked increase in forensic findings: between 2017 and 2022,...