Epidemic

COVID-19 pandemic in Costa Rica

6 Mar 2020 · 10.00° N, 84.00° W

Open on the map

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.

The source

Nearby in time and place