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
Sixteen new vehicles were donated to the Ministry of Justice by the United States Embassy, through its Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), authorities announced Friday.
The Toyota Hilux vehicles will support the fleets of the Penitentiary Police and the Canine Unit. In total, the donation is valued at more than $1 million.
“The work we do together is crucial to help ensure stability and security in Costa Rica. This donation represents just one of the many ways the United States works with the Ministry of Justice and Peace to improve Costa Rican security,” said Charge d’Affaires of the United States Embassy, Gloria Berbena.
Travel Advisory: Information on COVID-19 Restrictions for March 2021 Information on Entry and Exit requirements for Costa Rica usembassy.gov - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from usembassy.gov Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The alert is below:
Costa Rica has confirmed 203,914 cases of COVID-19 as of February 26, 2021. 266 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, 150 of them in intensive care. Costa Rica has reported 2,796 COVID-19-related deaths since March 2, 2020.
Nationwide Restrictions:
The National Emergency Commission has announced a series of nationwide COVID-19 restrictions which will begin on March 1, 2021. For an unofficial English language translation of these restrictions, follow this link.
Costa Rica’s land borders will remain closed to incoming tourists until
at least April 1, 2021. The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor this situation and report any updates regarding when land borders will open to incoming tourists.
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