Type of Intervention: Regulation, Specific Action
Sectors Involved: Foreign Affairs, Private Sector and Businesses, Police and Interior Affairs
Intervention Categories: Planning and strategy
Level of Jurisdiction: Regional
Lead People/Agency: Ministries of Security, Health, Agriculture, Labor, Foreign Relations and the Joint Institute of Social Aid (IMAS)
Overview: A high-level delegation will move permanently to the North region of the country to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. The Government of Costa Rica will reinforce its strategy to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 in the north of the country: The first measure will be the deployment of a High-Level Inter-institutional entity to the region, made up of authorities from the Ministries of Security, Health, Agriculture, Labor, Foreign Relations and the Joint Institute of Social Aid (IMAS). Hierarchs will have a permanent presence in place, to monitor the progress of the pandemic and make timely decisions on site. In addition, the Executive Power will maintain a permanent dialogue with businessmen in the area, to avoid an increase in infections among workers in the productive sector.
Full details here: https://www.presidencia.go.cr/comunicados/2020/06/comitiva-de-alto-nivel-se-desplazara-de-manera-permanente-a-zona-norte-para-mitigar-impacto-del-covid-19/
Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – other
Evidence/Justification: Emergency Operations Center (COE)