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Travel Alert, April 17, 2021
Location: Costa Rica Level 3 Reconsider Travel
Event: Costa Rica Announces Nationwide Weekend Driving Restrictions. Entry and Exit Requirements for U.S. Citizens. PLEASE READ ENTIRE MESSAGE.
Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy San Jose (17 April 2021)
Costa Rica has confirmed 227,553 cases of COVID-19 as of April 16, 2021. 507 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, 236 of them in intensive care. Costa Rica has reported 3,065 COVID-19-related deaths since March 2, 2020.
Nationwide Restrictions:
Costa Rica’s Office of the President has announced that nationwide weekend driving restrictions will be reinstated as of Saturday, April 17, 2021. See below for a complete list of current COVID-19 related restrictions.
Travel Alert
Location: Costa Rica Level 3 Reconsider Travel
Event: Costa Rica Announces COVID-19 Security Measures for April and Date for Opening of Land Borders. Entry and Exit Requirements for U.S. Citizens. PLEASE READ ENTIRE MESSAGE
Travel Alert: U.S. Embassy San Jose (29 March 2021)
Costa Rica has confirmed 215,178 cases of COVID-19 as of March 29, 2021. 303 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, 155 of them in intensive care. Costa Rica has reported 2,931 COVID-19-related deaths since March 2, 2020.
Costa Rica’s Ministry of Tourism has announced that Costa Rica’s land borders will open to incoming U.S. citizen tourists on Monday, April 5, 2021. U.S. citizen tourists wishing to enter Costa Rica via a designated land border crossing are required to purchase a medical insurance policy to cover any COVID-19 related medical treatment or quarantine lodging in Costa Rica for the duration of their stay. The policy must guarantee coverage for medica
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