Individuals should comply with the curfew as failure to comply will result in sanctions.

Because of the increase in the number of infected individuals, Panama's Government has established a curfew applicable to the population throughout the national territory from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am beginning March 18, 2020.

However, the following individuals would be exempt from the curfew due to the nature of their work activities:

• Law enforcement personnel
• Public servants who attend to emergencies (e.g., health officials, Social Security Administration staff, Civil Protection Service personnel, representatives, mayors, among others)
• Personnel from hospitals, health care centers, medical and veterinary laboratories
• Personnel from the pharmaceutical industry, drugstores
• Public transport personnel for health reasons
• Gas station staff
• Market, supermarket and grocery store staff
• Restaurant kitchen staff with home delivery service and companies dedicated to home delivery service
• Personnel from security and transport companies
• Personnel from banks and savings cooperatives
• Food and beverage distribution personnel
• Personnel in the agricultural industry
• Personnel dedicated to energy production
• Telecommunication personnel, internet providers
• Personnel dedicated to air cargo, sea cargo, land cargo, imports, exports,and ports

The competent authorities will apply sanctions in cases of non-compliance.

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