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More than 600 inmates isolated after chickenpox outbreak
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- A chickenpox outbreak led authorities to isolate 601 inmates at San Sebastián prison in Costa Rica.
- A new case extended the isolation measures for another 20 days.
- The restrictions also affected visits to the prison.
A new chickenpox case at Costa Rica’s San Sebastián prison has extended the isolation of 601 inmates for another 20 days.
The outbreak prompted restrictions on visits and kept more than 600 people deprived of liberty under isolation measures. The new case forced authorities to prolong those restrictions.
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Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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