Earlier this month, the Public Works and Transport Ministry (MOPT) announced that tourists who have been in Costa Rica for longer than three months will not legally be allowed to drive as of November 18.
As of July 20 there were 311,000 deaths in the Americas and that last week the region reached the level of 900,000 new cases with 22,000 deaths, mostly in Brazil, Mexico and the United States.
Costa Rica announced 11 new coronavirus-related deaths over the last day for a total of 1,513, according to official data released Wednesday afternoon by the Health Ministry.
Costa Rica on Tuesday issued a State of Emergency, a move which will help the National Emergency Commission (CNE) take administrative, operational and economic measures to assist the country's recovery from Hurricane Eta.
As of November 18, tourists who have remained in Costa Rica for longer than three months will no longer be allowed to use their foreign driver's license to operate a motor vehicle.
The death toll in Honduras from Tropical Storm Eta has more than doubled in 24 hours, with authorities Monday reporting 57 people had died as rescuers search for bodies.
Costa Rica announced 38 new coronavirus-related deaths since Friday for a total of 1,491, according to official data released Monday afternoon by the Health Ministry.
Experts fear that the coronavirus crisis will destroy advances of recent years in access to education in Latin America, forcing the poorest children to look for work.
