Latest Information About The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak in Costa Rica
At CostaRica.com we want to keep you informed as the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) unveils in Costa Rica so you can make informed travel decisions if you want to travel to Costa Rica during these times.
Information is updated daily.
National COVID-19 Information Hot Line in Costa Rica dial: 1322
COVID-19 Statistics
Here are the latest statistics of COVID-19 in Costa Rica as of April 23, 2020
Country Health Alert: Yellow
COVID-19 Reported Cases: 687
COVID-19 Death Cases: 6, all male from 45 to 87 years old
Provinces where cases have been reported: San Jose, Heredia, Guanacaste, Alajuela, Puntarenas, Limon & Cartago
Age Range: 1 to 87 years old; 618 adults, 35 seniors, and 34 minors
Gender: 329 females, 358 males
Number of People Hospitalized: 13; 8 of them are in intensive care units
Number of People Recovered: 196, ages from 1 to 86 years old.
Number of People Tested: 12,073
Government Preventive Measures To Stop The Spread
To curb the Costa Rica coronavirus outbreak, the government of Costa Rica is doing the following:
- National park visitation will be limited to 50% of its average monthly capacity starting March 18, 2020. The national parks will be permanently closed to the public from Monday, March 23 to Monday, April 13, 2020.
- Barring entry for all travelers, except Costa Rican citizens and permanent residents from Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at 11:59PM to Sunday, April 12,2020
- Closed all bars, nightclubs, casinos, and discos in Costa Rica for the next 30 days starting on March 15, 2020
- Closed schools throughout the country
How the 2019 Coronavirus Is Transmitted?
The novel coronavirus 2019 is believed to spread from person to person through tiny droplets from the nose or mouth which are expel when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or exhales. These tiny droplets splash on objects and surfaces around the person and wait for you to touch them and take them to your eyes, mouth or nose.
It is not certain how long COVID-19 virus survives on surfaces, but scientists deduct that it behaves like other coronaviruses. Some coronaviruses may live on surfaces from a few hours to several days. It depends on certain conditions such as type of surface, temperature or humidity of the environment.
You can catch COVID-19 in two ways:
- By breathing in droplets from a person with COVID-19 who exhales, coughs, or sneezes the droplets. That is why it is important to stay more than one meter (3.28 feet) away from a person who is sick.
- By touching objects or surfaces splashed with COVID-19 droplets from a cough or sneeze, and then touching your eyes, nose or mouth.