Costa Rica has shown one of the greatest and most efficient health systems to fight the recent virus affecting all countries world wide. Our country, between the rest of central american countries, has demonstrated a very respectful position when it comes to dealing with this sanitary crisis.
Ever since the first case appeared in CR, the administration has implemented rules and restrictions to have a better understanding of what we have do to confront the pandemic. Even though these actions on the first days were not as effective as they should have, the government did well; moreover, they have improved the strategy against this invisible enemy. One of these rules that helped a lot to reduce the spreading of the virus was the curfew which was very strict at the very beginning. Specialists and the health minister took a myriad of decisions that stopped cases tremendously.
In the last days Costa Rica has dealt with a considerable increase of cases with infected people. Most of the new cases have been reported from people who come from Nicaragua. It is not a secret for anyone that Nicaragua is struggling with a dictatorship that has kept the virus information hidden to its people. Because Nicaraguans do not feel secured in their country, they prefer coming to Costa Rica where they can find more stability during this global crisis. In addition Nicaragua had been in an economic crisis even before the COVID-19 issue; therefore, running away to a country were you can find better guaranties does not sound bad for them at all.
Costa Ricas has tried to help as much as possible foreigners with protection, but clearly the government has not tolerated this situation with our brother country Nicaragua. All this because a very good percentage of Nicaraguans were people who either were here in CR when this started, and they decided to go to their country believing that there were no cases there or people who were in Nicaragua, got infected and now they are just looking for safety. It is curious how these people left Costa Rica even when they were warned not to. Now what happens is that they want to be back after finding out that the situation was even worse in their country.
A lot of costa ricans feel uncomfortable with the current issue. We have given shelter to foreigners during the crisis; nevertheless, the problem in the border of the country with Nicaragua is getting out of control. Cases of people infected are in their highest rates showing a notable increase, going just from 5 to 10 cases per day to over 100 per day now.
This country has done everything possible to keep every single person safe, and foreigners are not the exception. The only big concern is the result of having all this immigrants infected in our lands.
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