Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Panama City, Panama (December 2, 2020)

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Health Alert:  U.S. Embassy Panama City, Panama (December 2, 2020)     

      

Events:  Movement and Alcohol Restrictions in Panama Oeste

  

Beginning December 4, movement and alcohol restrictions in Panama Oeste province are changed as follows:

·         Daily curfew is from 9:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m.

·         The sale of alcohol is prohibited from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

 

Additionally, the movement restrictions in place in Sona and Francisco, in the province of Veraguas, have been lifted and replaced by the daily 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. curfew practiced throughout Panama.

 

Movement restrictions remain unchanged in the rest of the country (daily curfew from 11:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.).

  

The Embassy will continue to send messages, as needed, about larger changes that may affect U.S. citizens in Panama.  Minor changes, such as new health recommendations or reopening of a new sector of Panama's economy, will be placed on the Embassy’s COVID-19 Information page.  For all the details about changes made by the Government of Panama in response to the pandemic, please see the daily announcements from the Ministry of Health.  

  

Actions to Take:   

   

·         Consult the CDC website for the most up-to-date information.    

·         For the most recent information on what you can do to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19, please see the CDC’s latest recommendations.    

·         Visit the COVID-19 crisis page on travel.state.gov for the latest information.    

·         Visit our Embassy webpage on COVID-19 for information on conditions in Panama.    

·         Visit the Department of Homeland Security’s website on the latest travel restrictions to the United States.    

   

Assistance:    

   

U.S. Embassy Panama City, Panama    

Building 783, Demetrio Basilio Lakas Avenue    

Clayton, Panama    

+507 317-5000    

Panama-ACS@state.gov     

https://pa.usembassy.gov/   

     

State Department – Consular Affairs    

+1 (888)407-4747 or +1 (202)501-4444    

   

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Denese A. Rodgers

+507 6456-8539