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Published Friday, May 1, 2020
Only 2 of more than
7,000 CostaRicas returned infected with covid-19 Since the government declared a national state of emergency for the covid-19 pandemic as of March 19 and responded by closing the country's ports of entry, authorities report 7,857 Costa Ricans who entered the country. Only two have been confirmed as infected with the virus. According to Daniel Salas, minister of Health, the two passengers who arrived on a flight from the United States on April 17, tested positive with covid-19. "They were all approached immediately, a report was made on the record of the places where they were, was made physical examinations, but 20 of them had to undergo a medical test and two were given positive for coronavirus," Salas said. That happened on April 21, when the Ticos arrived at the Juan Santamarķa International Airport in Alajuela Province from a United Airlines flight that departed the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, reported the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. All passengers received a mandatory health order that requires them to be quarantined in isolation at their homes for 14 days, the ministry said. Regarding the Ticos who have requested government help to return to the country, the Ministry of Foreign Relations reported that almost 1,450 people have already returned to the country. The most recent arrival of Costa Ricans was on Thursday when the Seven Seas Navigator cruise ship arrived at the Port of Puntarenas with three Costa Ricans.  Representatives of the Ministry of Health performed the medical exams and the test to diagnose those infected with covid-19. All three Costa Ricans tested negative. The cruise came from the port of Los Angeles, California. During the few hours that it remained at port in Costa Rica, it was supplied with water and food. According to the Ministry, aside from the three locals no one else traveling on the cruise stepped foot in the country. Another recent entry of Costa Ricans was on Wednesday, when a group of 40 people arrived from Ecuador, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Many of the passengers were stranded at the Mariscal Sucre Ecuador International Airport due to the suspension of air operations, following the covid-19 pandemic, and others are residents in that country, who decided to return to Costa Rica, said the ministry its statement. Representatives of the Ministry of Health delivered the quarantine sanitary orders to this group of passengers, in the same way that it has done with almost 8,000 people who have entered the country during the crisis due to the covid-19. Those who dismiss the isolation order will be fined ₡450,200 colones, the equivalent of $794 USD. --------------------- Have you heard about Ticos living in other countries and have not been able to return to Costa Rica? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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