Lockdown violators roam as virus deaths reach 66

2,752 COVID-19 cases 66 deaths
Predictions by health authorities that the number of cases of COVID-19 would reach 2,000 by Good Friday, April 10 were surpassed by Thursday when a surge of 254 new patients brought the total to 2,752 with 66 deaths confirming warnings that April will be a critical month
the first Panama death was reported, on March 10 and 48 were over 60 years old.
But quarantine violators continue to roam the streets with 469 arrested in the last 24 hours,
Security Ministry, Juan Pino said: “Staying at home is a way to minimize the spread and transmission of the virus; let’s not give it the opportunity to continue causing mourning and pain to other Panamanian families,” stressing that this Saturday and Sunday there is a total quarantine.
Lourdes Moreno, the head of epidemiology at MINSA, announced that 16 patients had defeated the virus. Some 303 remain hospitalized and 524 are confined in hotels.