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Wednesday, Apr 23, 2025

Pandemia COVID-19 en Ciudad de Panamá

Minsa details Contingency Plan due to raise in COVID-19 cases

The Ministry of Health of Panama established a Contingency Plan due to the increase in coronavirus cases registered in the country.

It is divided into four indicators, seven pillars and five alert stages.

Indicators 

- Rt of 1 or less
- Lethality less than 3%
- Availability of beds in room 20%
- Availability of beds in ICU of 15%

Pillars

- Promotion and prevention
- Traceability
- Treatment to affected
- Isolation and distancing
- Installed capacity
- Gradual return
- Social care

Alert stages

- Feint of overflow of one of the 4 indicators for the opening
- Overflow of one of the indicators for opening
- Overflow of two of the indicators for opening
- Overflow of three of the indicators for opening
- Overflow of the four indicators for opening

Measures to be taken before the arrival of each alert stage

Feint of overflow of one of the 4 indicators for the opening

- Curfew from 11:00 pm to 5:00 am (As it is currently at the national level, except Veraguas)

Overflow of one of the indicators for opening

- The possible taking of restrictions is announced and prevention is intensified
- Traceability is intensified and tests are massed
- The curfew is maintained
- Mobility is allowed but with the possibility of restriction

Overflow of two of the indicators for opening

- A communication plan is maintained with aggressive messages of biosecurity measures
- Checkpoints are strengthened
- Tents and field hospitals are installed
- Quarantine is established on Sundays
- The curfew is extended from 7:00 pm to 5:00 am
- Reopening stops
- Beaches, rivers and spas are closed
- Meetings are reduced to meetings of no more than 10
- Public employees will have rotating schedules

Overflow of three of the indicators for opening

- Communicate closings one week in advance
- Checkpoints increase
- Quarantine is established on weekends
- Extended curfew is maintained
- Only restaurants with home delivery will operate (with a trial every 15 days for motorized ones)
- Online sales businesses will be able to operate, but shopping centers will not
- Construction will be partially closed

Overflow of the four indicators for opening

- Daily communications through conferences
- Sanitary closures and fences
- New facilities are enabled
- Weekend closings are maintained, curfew extended
- Only essential food service companies may operate
- The agricultural sector, pharmacies, banks and grocery stores remain open
- Mobility will be by sex and gender
- Tourist activities will be paralyzed
- The entry of people who come from countries with increased cases will be evaluated
Comments

Gringohater 4 year ago
Source Source Source. Are you people really THAT dumb?
Use fuckin' Google and translate from official government websites.
Libra Warrior 4 year ago
Can you provide the source?

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