Minsa establishes a total quarantine from December 25 to 28 and January 1 to 4

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Minsa establishes a total quarantine from December 25 to 28 and January 1 to 4

The Ministry of Health of Panama decided to toughen circulation measures given the increase in COVID-19 cases in the country, and record numbers in the ICU patients.

The Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, announced a total quarantine from December 25 to 28, 2020 and from January 1 to 4, 2021, as a measure to stop the advance of the coronavirus in the country.

He explained that the total quarantine will begin at 7:00 pm on Friday 25 and will end at 5:00 am on Monday, December 28; and the second quarantine will be from 7:00 pm on Friday, January 1 to 5:00 am on Monday, January 4.

Meanwhile, as of December 18, a new curfew and dry law schedule will take effect: from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Currently, the curfew is from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am.

He said that government entities will work with up to 50% of officials on alternate days.

In addition, from 5:00 pm on December 23 to 5:00 am on January 4 they will establish sanitary fences. These will be located in La Pesa de La Chorrera, Divisa, La Villa, Chagres, Viguí, among others.