New rules for  arriving passengers

The Ministry of Health has announced its new sanitary measures for passengers entering Panama during the national emergency.

Travelers must present a negative swab / PCR or antigen test certificate to the airline no later than 48 hours prior to boarding.

They must also sign an acceptance in the affidavit committing themselves to comply with the sanitary control measures and health protocols established by the National Government, and use the application to monitor the appearance of symptoms and confirmation of quarantine. They must also provide the landline of the residence where they will quarantine.

Technical, auxiliary, mechanical crews and humanitarian personnel are exempt from this provision, but they must use a mask and other biosecurity measures established by the Ministry of Health.

Any request for authorization of commercial flights must be submitted 20 days prior to arrival.

Applications for the entry of humanitarian flights that must be authorized by the Ministry of Health and must be submitted 5 days prior to arrival, unless there are medical urgency reasons.

Flights to transport products, hospital medical equipment, drugs, vaccines, and other public health supplies will not require authorization from the ministry.

Requests for private flights must be submitted 7 days in advance.

The crew of commercial, private or humanitarian transport flights may remain in the country for a maximum period of 24 hours.

The departure of people from the country will not require authorization from the Ministry of Health.