This is a summary in regards to Costa Rica's progress in relation to the world situation COVID-19
VACCINATION IN PROGRESS
Costa Rica got the first batch of bottles with the drug, developed by Pfizer-BioNTech on December 23, 2020. Costa Rica is one of the first countries in the continent to initiate immunization of risk groups.
The country started the vaccination December 24, 2020. The Minister of Health created 5 groups which dictates the priority in who gets it first.
Costa Rica started the year 2021 with 2.455 Costa Ricans vaccinated.
Costa Rica signed contracts to purchase six million doses of Covid-19 vaccines with three suppliers, the one mentioned with Pfizer-BioNTech, and others with AstraZeneca-Oxford (one million doses) and the COVAX initiative of the World Organization of the Health (two million doses) to immunize three million people throughout 2021.
POSITIVE CASES ARE GOING DOWN
The numbers of confirmed COVID-19 infections in recent days as well as hospitalizations for the disease are on a downward trend. The report as of today we have 193,276 infections, of them 38,720 active, 151,952 recovered and 2,604 deaths.
TESTS AVAILABLE
The PCR Test is available around the country. Its easy to do.
1. Appointment + Cost $100 to $150usd per person
2. Do the Test - sample taken
3. The lab takes from 24 to 48 hrs to send the test results
4. You get the results by email which you have to show in the airline and migration of your country
In addition, as of January 29, 2021, ten private clinical laboratories have been approved to perform the antigen test. The advantage of this test is that the quickest result is provided. To perform this test, you must present your air ticket.
The endorsed laboratories are:
- Hospital Clinica Biblica
- Hospital La Catolica
- Hospital Metropolitano
- Hospital Universal
- Laboratorio Cartin
- Laboratorio Cenahce
- Laboratorio Paez
- Laboratorio San Jose
- Laboratorio Echandi
- Laboratorio Labin
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