Type of Intervention: Executive Order
Sectors Involved: Executive Office, Police and Interior Affairs
Intervention Categories: Legal and policy; Declaring state of emergency; Education and awareness
Level of Jurisdiction: National
Lead People/Agency: The National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Management
Overview: Declaration of Yellow Alert. On March 8, 2020, the National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Managementdeclares a state of yellow alert for the entire national territory, this empowers inter-institutional resource mobilization and instructs the convening of the Emergency Operations Center (COE) twice a day.
Full details here: https://www.ministeriodesalud.go.cr/index.php/centro-de-prensa/noticias/741-noticias-2020/1558-ante-casos-de-covid-19-cne-y-salud-elevan-alerta-sanitaria-a-alerta-amarilla
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Type of Justification: Advice of INTERNAL government advisory committee or group
Source of Evidence or Justification: National – government
Evidence/Justification: The National Commission for Risk Prevention and Emergency Management