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Costa Rica has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic during 2019, which has led to the Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica closing its facilities since March and much of the daily work being done virtually. With Costa Rica's NDC located at UNA, the primary work has been done through phone calls, email, whatsapp and videoconferences and rarely in person. Among the work carried out electronically are the procedures for clearing customs equipment sent by GCI international supplier, calls with local GCI provider, conversations with JTS’s site housekeeper and videoconference with participants of the 2019 CTBTO Infrasound Workshop in Costa Rica. From the videoconference, was requested a continuation of training courses and perhaps creation of video clips by CTBTO.
During the pandemic, a CTBTO video producer was attended personally and pandemic protocols was followed and there was no setback. Trips were also made to the JTS site to review technical problems in it, using for transportation to the site a vehicle donated by CTBTO and therefore avoiding virus transmission using dedicated transport for the work. All the measures taken until now have made the work efficient and smooth and seismic data from JTS continues to flow to the IDC.
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How the pandemic caused by COVID-19 had the station operator's work at Costa Rica and how we continue to give the service to JTS station making the data to continue a smooth flow to IDC
