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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.guatevision.com/internac...de-coronavirus


    Costa Rica confirms nine cases of Coronavirus
    Sunday News
    20:00 - 21:00 HRS
    People infected with covid-19, three foreigners and six Costa Ricans, remain isolated in their hotels and public hospitals.
    by Daniel Guill?n Flores March 08, 2020 - 18:20 PM

    Infected patients are a 49-year-old American woman - confirmed to wear the coronavirus last March 6 - and her 49-year-old husband, who still has no symptoms.

    In addition to three Costa Rican citizens: a 54-year-old man who remains hospitalized in a delicate condition in a public hospital, a 73-year-old woman - aunt of the hospitalized patient - and a 41-year-old woman - caregiver of the old woman.

    To these are added two women of 54 and 56 years and a man of 34 years, the three of Costa Rican nationality, who were in contact with the patient whose state of health is complicated.

    Also a woman of US nationality, 70 years old and residing in Costa Rica, who has records of recent trips to the United States.

    Foreigners remain isolated in the hotel where they stay while Costa Ricans in public welfare centers.

    The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica also confirms that they handle 34 suspicious cases among citizens of their country and foreigners, mostly related to the 54-year-old Costa Rican in a delicate state.


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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://delfino.cr/2020/03/costa-ric...-7-sospechosos

    Costa Rica up to 5 confirmed cases of COVID-19, plus 7 suspects
    MAR 7, 2020
    7:04 PM
    COVID-19 in Costa Rica: 5 confirmed cases, 7 suspects, 2 discarded

    The Ministry of Health of Costa Rica raised the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the country to five, a disease caused by the new coronavirus; while handling seven suspicious cases.

    Laboratory tests conducted at the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Education in Nutrition and Health (Incense) yielded four new confirmed cases, which add to the first reported case in the country, which was a 49-year-old American woman.

    According to the Ministry of Health, the new cases correspond to the 49-year-old man, husband of the American, who became the first confirmed case in Costa Rica. He still has no symptoms of the disease.

    Then there is a 54-year-old man, Costa Rican, who remains hospitalized in a delicate condition in a hospital because in addition to the disease COVID-19 suffers from diabetes and developed pneumonia; this man's aunt, a 73-year-old woman; and the caretaker of that patient's aunt, a 41-year-old Costa Rican.

    Foreigners remain isolated and under medical supervision in Josefino hotel. Costa Ricans are isolated in public hospitals. All stable health, except the 54-year-old Costa Rican who remains delicate.

    Additionally, the Ministry of Health reported seven suspicious cases between nationals and foreigners: one more contact of the 54-year-old Costa Rican, plus six people who have no connection with each other, nor with those confirmed; but they meet the definition of a suspect case and also the respiratory panel, which excludes other diseases, was negative. All are kept isolated in hotel or residential centers.

    Due to the increase in the number of suspicious cases that arises day by day, the Ministry of Health will, for the moment, handle the report of suspicious cases and confirmed daily, going into detail only in confirmed cases.



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  • Shiloh
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    Source: https://www.eleconomista.net/actuali...0306-0024.html

    Costa Rica confirms first case of coronavirus
    By Free Press March 6, 2020 - 15:37 HS

    Costa Rica confirmed on March 6 the first case of covid-19 in his country, the first also in Central America.
    Costa Rican health authorities report in a press conference the first confirmed case of covid-19.

    The infected patient is a 49-year-old woman, an American tourist, who is isolated in the capital San Jos?.

    In addition, there is another patient, the woman's husband, whose case is "highly suspicious," health minister Daniel Salas told a news conference.

    According to official information, it was the husband who had direct contact with a positive covid-14 patient in New York before arriving in Costa Rica. Both patients are stable.

    The couple arrived in Costa Rica on March 1, recently visited Puntarenas and Alajuela, and had contact with at least five people, which are sought by the authorities to evaluate them.

    President Carlos Alvarado called for calm and to attend to the information and recommendations of the health authorities.

    Meanwhile, in Guatemala, there are no confirmed cases of the new coronavirus, although the Executive activated the state of Calamity to facilitate prevention actions.

    An Italian tourist requested medical attention in Quich? for believing he might have the virus - he had been working on a cruise ship - but his case was ruled out ...

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  • sharon sanders
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    First case suspected by COVID-19 in Costa Rica

    March 5, 2020 . The Ministry of Health studies the first suspected case by Covid-19. This is a 52-year-old Costa Rican woman, a neighbor of the Canton of Pococ?, who was in Italy and Tunisia and who arrived in the country on February 29 with no symptoms that match the case definition, starting later with the symptomatology.



    The case is classified as suspicious after the respiratory panel (FilmArray) was negative today, ruling out that the symptoms are due to another type of respiratory virus.

    The Health authorities activated all the isolation and care protocols for the patient, who remains isolated in her house. At the same time, the respective samples were taken in order to send them to the Costa Rican Institute for Research and Teaching in Nutrition and Health (Incense) to carry out the test that discards or confirms the case.

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    https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/...-en-costa-rica
    Last edited by kiwibird; April 3, 2020, 10:48 AM.

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  • Costa Rica:Covid-19 cases - 55454 cases and 8590 deaths

    9Second phase of attention yellow alert COVID-19: Preventive closure to schools at risk, 50% reduction in meeting space capacity and suspension of trips abroad for public employees

    To date there are 23 confirmed cases and 206 discarded


    March 12, 2020 . The President of the Republic Carlos Alvarado and the Minister of Health, Daniel Salas today announced new preventive measures before the COVID-19, in this line the preventive closings to educational centers at risk were instructed, the reduction in 50% of the approved capacity of public meeting spaces and suspension of trips abroad for public employees.


    In those educational centers where risk factors are detected, their closure will be instructed by health order of at least 14 business days, with the possibility of extending them. Along these lines, social and health criteria will be analyzed that will be applied by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health to apply these closings.
    Last edited by kiwibird; April 17, 2020, 02:45 PM.
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