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FM Solano seeks cooperation from South Korea to reactivate Costa Rica
FM Solano seeks cooperation from South Korea to reactivate Costa Rica
San Jose, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican Foreign Minister Rodolfo Solano paid a visit to South Korea Tuesday to deepen bilateral political talk and seek cooperation openings for the country´s recovery from Covid-19.
Solano´s official agenda includes a meeting with South Korea´s National Assembly President Park Byeong-seug, a perfect moment to learn and exchange domestic views as well as to review two-way and regional issues.
Costa Rica´s Foreign Affair and Worship Minister also paid a courtesy visit to Deputy Choo Kyung-ho, head of South Korea-Costa Rica Parliamentary Friendship Group, with whom he discussed parliamentary collaboration and good practice in legislation.
Indigenous women who made their mark
We might not have a specific woman to name here, but no look back at Costa Rican women leaders would be complete without mentioning that in the days before the Spanish arrived in Costa Rica, women here were highly involved in social and political life. Indigenous women were chiefs and among the Brunka people, women were warriors and leaders. In the Nicoya region, Chorotega women were the economists, in charge of production and marketing of agricultural products and handicrafts.
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Costa Rica marks one year after first confirmed from Covid-19 case ANI | Updated: Mar 07, 2021 10:18 IST
San Jose [Costa Rica], March 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Costa Rica on Saturday marked one year since the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) was discovered in the country.
Since then, the country has registered 206,640 cases and 2,833 deaths, an average of 566 cases and 7.7 deaths each day over the last year, according to the Ministry of Health.
According to the latest report from the Central American Population Center of the University of Costa Rica, the reproduction rate of the virus has stayed below 1 since the beginning of the year, meaning the spread of the disease has slowed significantly and could be nearing extinction.
Costa Rica hits 206,640 cases, 2,833 deaths from COVID-19 one year after first confirmed case 2021-03-07 00:05:11 GMT2021-03-07 08:05:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
SAN JOSE, March 6 (Xinhua) Costa Rica on Saturday marked one year since the first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was discovered in the country.
Since then, the country has registered 206,640 cases and 2,833 deaths, an average of 566 cases and 7.7 deaths each day over the last year, according to the Ministry of Health.
According to the latest report from the Central American Population Center of the University of Costa Rica, the reproduction rate of the virus has stayed below 1 since the beginning of the year, meaning the spread of the disease has slowed significantly and could be nearing extinction.