Health Minister Daniel Salas issued a stern warning to the Costa Rican public after his agency received numerous reports of businesses filled to capacity the previous night.
We've received numerous questions over the past several days from readers asking if they should cancel upcoming trips to Costa Rica due to coronavirus.
The new instructions are in addition to previously announced measures suspending mass gatherings and telling employees from working from home when possible.
The coronavirus pandemic has caused a significant reduction in international travel, a trend which is already impacting one of Costa Rica's most important industries.
The U.S. State Department on Wednesday night issued a Global Level 3 Health Advisory, asking its citizens to reconsider travel abroad due to the global impact of COVID-19.
Costa Rica has 22 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus, the Health Ministry reported Wednesday afternoon. The figure marks a nine-person increase over yesterday's tally.
