About 20% of Costa Rican foreign trade is done with Central American countries and, of that total, 90% is mobilized by cargo trucks, according to official data.
Nicaragua, criticized by its Central American neighbors for doing little to halt the spread of the coronavirus, on Tuesday reported a significant rise in COVID-19 deaths and infections.
Costa Rican health authorities said Monday that the country will reevaluate its strategy of using hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients after the World Health Organization (WHO) suspended clinical trials of the drug.