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Truck drivers test positive for virus at Costa Rica border
by Javier Cordoba, The Associated Press
Posted May 14, 2020 6:00 pm EDT
Last Updated May 14, 2020 at 6:21 pm EDT
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — In the week since Costa Rica began testing truck drivers entering the country from Nicaragua and Panama, 23 who were asymptomatic have tested positive for the new coronavirus and others who showed symptoms were turned away without tests, officials said Thursday.
The results are another sign that the spread of the virus in Nicaragua could be greater than its government has acknowledged. Nicaragua has reported only 25 confirmed cases and eight deaths. Its government has not imposed social distancing measures and continues to promote mass gatherings...
Truck drivers test positive for virus at Costa Rica border
by Javier Cordoba, The Associated Press
Posted May 14, 2020 6:00 pm EDT
Last Updated May 14, 2020 at 6:21 pm EDT
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — In the week since Costa Rica began testing truck drivers entering the country from Nicaragua and Panama, 23 who were asymptomatic have tested positive for the new coronavirus and others who showed symptoms were turned away without tests, officials said Thursday.
The results are another sign that the spread of the virus in Nicaragua could be greater than its government has acknowledged. Nicaragua has reported only 25 confirmed cases and eight deaths. Its government has not imposed social distancing measures and continues to promote mass gatherings...