Health Ministry not the only voice in pandemic crisis

Panama is experiencing a crisis with impacts on the social, economic, and health levels, so it cannot be that the Ministry of Health (Minsa) is “The only voice that affects the future of the country” said Panama’s Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture  (Cciap) on Sunday, April 11.

As examples of this scenario, the Cciap cited the decisions made regarding the gradual return to classrooms, as well as the excessive controls imposed on the entry and handling of travelers from South America.

“Postponing the beginning of the gradual voluntary blended return to classes and the accounts of what is lived in the main air terminal of the country, as well as the handling of people in different accommodation points to conclude that the position of the Minsa has prevailed over the arguments of the other instances ”,  said the Chamber in its weekly La Cámara Opina The union recalled that multiple accredited voices have spoken against the restrictions on travelers from South America and the suspension of the gradual return to classrooms.

The fundamental basis of life in a democracy, said the Cciap, is the empire of justice, since, lacking it, “citizens and society are unprotected from their fundamental guarantees, a situation that has become evident and worsened during the pandemic”.

After successes and mistakes, Panamanian children and young people need to return to the classrooms in conditions that allow them a comprehensive development in the educational aspect.

“For this, the Chamber demands that the State, through its different organs respect and guarantee the fundamental rights of all”.