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Costa Rica has enforced a series of border restrictions since mid-March in an effort to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Until June 15, and potentially beyond, the following measures apply at Costa Rica’s borders: The only people who can enter the country are: Costa Rican citizens, Costa Rican residents who departed Costa Rica prior

Costa Rica’s most popular national park is reopening to the public.  Manuel Antonio National Park near Quepos, Puntarenas joins several other protected wildlife areas across Costa Rica that Monday begins welcoming visitors under measures approved by the Health Ministry. Among the measures is a daily capacity limit of 1,300 people at Manuel Antonio National Park,

Laboratories and research centers in Costa Rica have put their knowledge at the service of combating the new coronavirus, developing a range of products that has allowed the country to reduce its dependence on imported goods at times of increased global demand. Costa Rican scientists have created protective equipment, ventilators, capsules to transport infected patients,

In Latin America, a region experiencing ever-increasing growth in the number of coronavirus infections and deaths, Uruguay and Costa Rica stand out as success stories. Despite never declaring a general lockdown, Uruguay had recorded 749 cases and 20 deaths by Thursday among a population of 3.4 million. In Costa Rica there have been just 903

A Costa Rican woman hospitalized with COVID-19 is being treated with plasma extracted from patients who recovered from the disease, an experiment that could help speed up the fight against the coronavirus, health authorities reported this week. The president of Costa Rica’s Social Security, Román Macaya, indicated that the 37-year-old patient received her first dose of

Costa Rica confirmed 16 new cases of the coronavirus over the past day, totaling 1,000 cumulative known cases, the Health Ministry announced Thursday afternoon. Of the new cases, five people had already been issued precautionary isolation orders after coming in contact with other positive cases, the Health Ministry said. Contact tracing is underway for the

Costa Rica is consistently ranked as one of the top global dental tourism destinations. The quality of dental care found in Costa Rica, paired with the nation’s reputation as a tropical paradise, has launched Costa Rica as a premier dental tourism haven. What many people may not know is that Costa Rica is also home

Costa Rica was invited Friday to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an international forum to coordinate economic and social policies. “OECD Secretary General Angel Gurría gave me great news: Costa Rica has been invited to be member 38” of the cooperation agency, Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado posted on Twitter. Costa

Costa Rica confirmed two new case of the coronavirus over the past day, totaling 695 known cases, the Health Ministry announced Sunday afternoon. Over the same period, 22 more people have recovered from COVID-19, meaning Costa Rica has registered its tenth-straight decrease in known active coronavirus cases. Sixteen people are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 and