Costa Rica opens air borders cuts covid-test requirement

Costa Rica  which will open its its air borders for all countries in the world on November 1 has eliminated the requirement for a negative Covid-19 test for the entry of foreign visitors, as the high tourism season approaches, the government announced  Thursday,October 22.

The Minister of Tourism, Gustavo Segura, said that the measure will take effect from October 26.

The country began a gradual opening of air borders in August after the total closure of borders in March when the first cases of the coronavirus were detected.

The minister called on tourism companies to be “very careful” in applying the protocols to contain the spread of covid-19 to maintain the opening of air borders.

The country will maintain the requirement to purchase health insurance to cover pandemic infections.

“These measures help to recover jobs, which is so important throughout the country, but especially on the coasts”, hard hit by unemployment, which affects 23.2% of the country, according to official figures.