Costa Rica's plans appear to directly implicate tourism from the United States. The North American country has tallied more than 2.2 million coronavirus cases with nearly 120,000 deaths, according to the World Health Organization.
The Costa Rican Tourism Board (ICT) thanked the Legislative Assembly for their work on the proposal and expressed their interest in its rapid approval.
Three influential figures in Costa Rica's tourism sector asked the government to set a firm date for reopening the nation's borders to international tourism.
