The round the clock  curfew will return to Panama and Panama West from 5pm Saturday, June 6  to  5 am Monday, June 8 avoid the collapse of the health system as clusters of coronavirus cases continue to spread reports the Ministry of Health (Minsa).

On Thursday June  435 new infections  were reported and the death toll climbed to 363.

The Minister of Health, Rosario Turner, said that due to the "behavior" of a part of the population ch has not complied with sanitary provisions, the curfew will be extended in the provinces of Panama and West Panama.In the rest of the country, the curfew is maintained from 7:00 pm and until 5:00 am

Sanitary fences have been imposed in the Chiriquí Grande district, as well as in the Bocas del Toro communities of Pantanal and Finca 01 in the Changuinola district, and in the La Solution neighborhood.

On Thursday. June 4 representatives of the ministries of Health, Social Development, Agricultural Development, and Public Safety met to strengthen actions against Covid-19, including taking samples and delivering masks and food in the townships with the largest number of cases.

According to the latest reports some 20 townships have the Rt (contagions per person) above 1. These include Santiago in Veraguas, Pacora, Calidonia, Curundú, and Tocumen in the province of Panama. Two of the clusters are in correctional facilities.

Public health specialist and former representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) , Jorge Luis Prosperi, said that it is necessary to act aggressively in these townships.  

In addition, the director of the Metropolitan Health Region, Israel Cedeño, stated that 60% of cases are reported in the townships within his jurisdiction at the national level, which is why they are reinforcing sanitary and control measures.

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