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Decree for new restrictive measures in various sectors of Panama is promulgated

Decree for new restrictive measures in various sectors of Panama is promulgated

All commercial activities may be kept open until one hour before the curfew that corresponds to each district and township.

Executive Decree No. 782 of 17 June 2021 establishing new measures of curfew in several districts and districts of Panama, and other provisions, was published Thursday in the Official Gazette.

The document establishes that as of Sunday, June 20, 2021, for the Aguadulce district there will be a total quarantine on Sundays, without working hours or mobility, which will include from Saturday at 10:00 pm to Monday at 4: 00 am

In addition, a curfew from Monday to Saturday, from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am

Panama West, North and East

After the permanent and constant increase in COVID-19 cases, also as of June 21, the Pacora sector in Panama East, Panama West and the townships of Panama North (Alcalde Díaz, Ernesto Córdoba Campos, Chilibre, Caimitillo and Las Cumbres), will have a curfew from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am from Monday to Sunday.

Colon District

The curfew will also be from 10:00 pm to 4:00 am, Monday through Sunday, only in the district of Colón. The closing time of the shops will be 9:00 pm

Herrera and Los Santos

From June 21, the curfew will be from Monday to Sunday, from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m., and the closing of shops will be at 9:00 p.m.

Ocú, Los Pozos, Pedasí and Pocrí are excepted from these measures, which will maintain the curfew from 12:00 am to 4:00 am

Chiriqui

In Chiriquí, the curfew measures are lifted from Monday to Saturday, from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. and the quarantine on Sunday for the districts of Tolé and San Lorenzo, but the 12:00 curfew is maintained am to 4:00 am

Veraguas

It is lifted from Monday, June 21, the curfew measures from Monday to Saturday, from 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. and the total quarantine on Sunday in the Las Palmas district, however it continues with the curfew from Monday to Sunday from 12:00 am to 4:00 am

The decree signed by the President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo and the Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre.
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