What the records say
- When
- 6 Mar 2020
- Kind
- Epidemic
- Coordinates
- 10.00° N, 84.00° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica.
Summary
COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica: The first case of COVID-19 in the country is confirmed. The individual was a 49-year-old American woman who had arrived on a flight from New York on 1 March and did not exhibit symptoms at the time. She was isolated in a San José lodging along with her husband who had also been in contact with infected persons in New York.
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