Collected Item: “Puerto Rico Requires Negative Covid Test”
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Puerto Rico Requires Negative Covid Test
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Beginning July 15, 2020, the governor of Puerto Rico ordered all tourists to show a negative, molecular Covid test in order to enter the island. The governor had tried to close down all US mainland flights from coronavirus hotspots but the FAA did not respond to her request. Instead, the governor required tourists to show proof of a negative Covid test, using this QR code (above), in order to leave the airport. Throughout one's stay in Puerto Rico, the government texted/emailed everyday asking for any symptoms. For the first several months, the questions were only in Spanish (above).
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#Puertorriqueño, #testing
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https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-puerto-rico-health-caribbean-latin-america-863e66c41e5a5ded60b2e8beac2f485f
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2021-10-05