Tag: covid 19

QR code rule suspended

A Costa Rican court has temporarily suspended the country’s implementation of a QR code-based Covid-19 vaccine passport, according to multiple media reports.

Proof of vaccination would be demonstrated via a QR Code distributed through the Health Ministry. Foreign visitors would also be subject to the vaccine requirement, which led to pushback from the tourism sector.

However, the implementation of that vaccination requirement now remains in flux due to the Costa Rican court, which issued the suspension following a challenge from members of the tourism sector.

Read the whole article from Tico Times here.

Covid testing at Costa Rican airports

Both Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) near San José and Daniel Oduber Quiros International Airport (LIR) in Liberia, Guanacaste, offer on-site coronavirus testing for outgoing travelers.

 

This gives passengers the ability to get tested on the same day as their flight, and it removes the complication of having to find a nearby lab with availability.

At both airports, the tests are conducted by Laboratorios Echandi in a partnership with Morpho Travel Retail.

While walk-ins are accepted, the lab recommends making a reservation at: https://covid.morphotr.com/

 

First check what test you need to get for your destination country. This article in Tico Times gives a quick guide of the what, when, how and prices.