Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 27, 2021 Moderators Share Posted April 27, 2021 Moderator comment: This reply is posted as an exception to CL policy because of the impact on Chiriqui of the Costa Rican Covid-19 situation. Quote Costa Rica faces health catastrophe Posted 26/04/2021 Costa Rica is on the verge of the worst health catastrophe in its history due to Covid-19, said Mario Ruiz, medical manager of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS), in charge of public health on Saturday, April 24 when the highest number of daily infections of Covid-19 was registered with a total of 1,830. The youngest person to date was also hospitalized: a 19-year-old woman. In an extraordinary press conference, held virtually and with the presence of the President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, the medical manager of the CCSS said that all medical centers in the country are on alert. This is because the number of people who need to be hospitalized for Covid-19 continues to increase, to the point of being very close to saturating the intensive care units (ICU), in which there are 303 patients as of Saturday. The maximum number of beds available in the ICU is 359, and out of every 5 people hospitalized for Covid-19, two have required intensive care. Faced with this reality, Ruiz asked the population to avoid the collapse of the Costa Rican health system, increase biosecurity measures, as well as avoid leaving home unless strictly necessary. President Alvarado joined the request. "We are facing a situation that calls us to redouble protection measures to contain between all and all the curve of cases that continues to grow," said the president. After Holy Week, when the country registered an average of 400 daily cases, the cases tripled in less than three weeks, Ruiz explained. Given this accelerated increase in a sustained way, it is materially impossible to meet the demand for severe covid patients and other pathologies that also compromise people's lives, he added. Since the first patient hospitalized for Covid-19 in the country, critical moments have been experienced, Ruiz said. The first was in September 2020 (627 patients), the second in December 2020 (644 patients), and this week 662 hospitalizations were registered, projecting to be the most critical of all the moments experienced to date. https://www.newsroompanama.com/health/costa-rica-faces-health-catastrophe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 27, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted April 27, 2021 Quote Chiriqui moves on Costa Rica covid alert Posted 26/04/2021 As a preventive action and seeking to stop possible infections in an area with high traffic of national and foreign people, the governor of Chiriquí, Juan Carlos Muñoz Franceschi met on Monday with the regional directors of Health, Migration, Customs, and the National Border Service (Senafront) to coordinate actions with the merchants of Paso Canoa. Jorge Gobea, head of the western area of the Senafront, explained that the strategy will focus on permanent surveillance and monitoring, by the authorities and the security forces to comply with biosafety measures inside and outside business premises. In addition, the timely identification of contagion risk factors and the immediate activation of mitigation mechanisms will be carried out, which will be presented to the Paso Canoas Chamber of Commerce, in a meeting, on Tuesday. Gladys Novoa, regional director of the Ministry of Health, reported that the national standard is clear, every person who enters Panamanian territory must have a swab with a negative result, in less than 48 hours and adopt current sanitary and biosafety measures in Panama. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/chiriqui-moves-on-costa-rica-covid-alert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted April 28, 2021 23 hours ago, Moderator_02 said: Moderator comment: This reply is posted as an exception to CL policy because of the impact on Chiriqui of the Costa Rican Covid-19 situation. https://www.newsroompanama.com/health/costa-rica-faces-health-catastrophe Quote Costa Rica Applies New Mobility Restrictions In order to reduce the effects of the pandemic that caused the outbreak of Covid-19, from April 27 to May 16, there will be restrictions on vehicle traffic from 9:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. the following day. Monday, April 26, 2021 Given the speed of the increase in the number of infections and hospital occupancy, some of the most severe epidemiological data since the beginning of the pandemic, the health authorities made the decision to change the restriction schedule, according to an official statement.The authorities explained that this action seeks to reduce the mobility of the population, slowing down the increase of contagions without closing establishments, the document highlights.Costa Rican President, Carlos Alvarado explained that the country is "... facing a situation that requires us to redouble our protection measures to contain the curve of cases that continues growing. We continue with the vaccination campaign, which strengthens the actions we are carrying out in the face of Covid-19. In spite of this, we must be careful and not let our guard down to avoid a collapse in hospitalization, which is at its limit today."Only from April 16 to April 24, 1464 incidents have been attended throughout the national territory, related to the pandemic such as crowds on public roads, stores, temples of worship, private property, among others, specifies the presidential statement. https://www.centralamericadata.com/en/article/main/Costa_Rica_Applies_New_Mobility_Restrictions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted April 28, 2021 Quote Travelers from Costa Rica need negative covid test Posted 27/04/2021 PASO CANOA, Chiriquí. - The authorities of the province of Chiriquí are redoubling their efforts to maintain sanitary surveillance in the border areas of Paso Canoa and Renacimiento in the face of the increase in cases of coronavirus that are registered in Costa Rica reports La Prensa. In addition to continuing to demand compliance with biosafety measures such as the use of a mask, physical distancing, and complying with the capacity allowed in shops, negative tests of Covid-19 will also be requested from travelers entering the country. This Tuesday, April 27, a meeting was held between the authorities of the Ministry of Health, security forces, and merchants to try to prevent the spread of the virus. https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/travelers-from-costa-rica-need-negative-covid-test Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted April 30, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted April 30, 2021 Quote A patient death and 12-hour wait for bed as Costa Rica covid-19 crisis worsens Posted 29/04/2021 On Wednesday, April 28, the record of Covid-19 infections in Costa Rica was broken again with 2,434 new cases, the highest number in the 14 months of the pandemic, said Health authorities. This figure represents 507 more cases than on Tuesday when 1,927 infections were registered. There are 40,184 active cases according to the epidemiological report of the Ministry of Health. Sixteen deaths in 24 hours brought the total to 3,202. The hospitals of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS) are operating at maximum capacity, with 818 patients (351 in ICU). People have to wait up to more than 12 hours to get a space in the hospitals, an institution that has already begun to set up field hospitals and negotiate contracts with four private medical centers to care for non-covid patients. Beds become available from patients who die. (Information from Costa Rican media) https://www.newsroompanama.com/health/a-patient-death-and-12-hour-wait-for-bed-as-costa-rica-covid-19-crisis-worsens-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Moderator_02 Posted May 7, 2021 Author Moderators Share Posted May 7, 2021 Quote Costa Rica covid daily death toll hits 18 Posted 06/05/2021 Costa Rica’s Covid-19 crisis continues to build and in the last seven days, it registered a daily average of 18 deaths, say the country’s health authorities. According to a report by the newspaper La Nación, Monday, May 3, the highest number of deaths was reported with 24. It is highlighted that until yesterday, May 5, the Costa Rican nation accumulated 260,535 cases and that of that total, 41,373 were confirmed in the last 30 days. Currently, the active cases total 47,874 and there are 1,123 hospitalized, of which 405 are in intensive care. In the province of Chiriquí, which is the epicenter of the virus in Panama and on the border with Costa Rica, health surveillance has been redoubled to prevent the spread. https://www.newsroompanama.com/health/costa-rica-covid-daily-death-toll-hits-18 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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