Total number of COVID deaths in Panama to date are 315. Total cases in Panama at days end on May 27, is 11,728. There still hasn't been a leveling off of new cases, but the curve has remained relatively flat, so re-opening measures will move into Block 2 on June 1st, a Monday.
The highest daily number of cases was 370 on May 2nd, and the second highest daily case rate was reported on May 24th with 349 cases. On most days the new case numbers run somewhere between 200 and 300. Today's new case number was 281. Virus testing has been ramping up, so this may have some impact.
Panama has completed 61,895 tests, 1297 tests were done in the last 24 hours.
The most recent embassy communication to expats is pasted below:
Health Alert - U.S. Embassy Panama City,
Panama (May 27, 2020)
Event: COVID-19 Situation – Starting June
1 Quarantine Ends and Curfew Begins
Starting June 1, the quarantine with
movement restrictions will end. The quarantine and
two-hour movement windows will be replaced by a curfew
from 7 pm to 5 am, Monday through Sunday. Children will
also be free to move about from 4 pm to 7 pm, accompanied
by a parent, guardian, or caretaker. The use of masks and
social distancing will still be required. This new
flexibility does not permit social group activities,
cultural events, festivals, visits to the beach, contact
sports, or any other activity that violates social
distancing.
Also on June 1, the second economic block
will be allowed to open. The sectors included in that
block are: public construction, mining of non-metals,
industry, and religious sites, parks, social areas, and
sporting areas will be allowed to operate at 25 percent
capacity.
On May 27, Panama’s Ministry of Health
(MINSA) confirmed 11,447 cases of COVID-19.
MINSA reminds citizens and residents of
Panama that staying at home, not touching your face, and
washing your hands frequently are the best means of
prevention against COVID-19. It also requires the use of
masks, even homemade ones, when in public.
