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Complete quarantine (Panama)
Panama went through three weekends in a row of complete quarantine from April 11 through April 26, as mandated by Cortizo. -
Quarantine (Panama)
March 16, only nationals and foreign residents will be allowed entry, with mandatory quarantine for 14 days. -
Workers (Argentina)
On March 17, the government announced extending leaves of absence for workers above 65 years of age, and fiscal measures such as minimizing individual and corporate taxes. -
International flights (Panama)
On March 19, the government announced that all incoming international flights will be suspended as of March 22 for 30 days. -
Susana Distancia (México)
On March 20, the Health Ministry create a character, Susana Distancia, to illustrate how far apart people should stay from each other. Her name is a play on words: su sana distancia, or “your healthy distance.” -
Restrictions (Mexico)
Mexico and the United States announced restrictions of flights, which don’t apply to commerce, on March 20. -
Distancing (Argentina)
Social distancing was announced by decree on March 20. -
System for quarantine (Panama)
On March 22, the government announced a system to be put in place if total quarantine is mandated, restricting people to leave their homes only to buy medicine or food on a schedule according to their national identification card or passport numbers, and people will only be able to be out of the house for up to two hours. -
Public and Private Gatherings Suspendes (México)
The government declared that the country had entered phase 2 of the epidemic. The government suspended public and private gatherings of 100 people or more. -
Self-quarantine (México)
López-Gatell announced suspension of all non-essential activities, no gatherings of more than 50 people in the case of essential sectors, and self-quarantine for people over 60 and at-risk health populations. -
Benefits (Argentina)
On April 13, the government announced that employee insurers must modify their coverage plans to assure those affected by COVID-19 will receive the necessary benefits. -
Suspension extended (Panama)
On April 20, the suspension was extended 30 more days starting from April 22. On May 15, officials extended the suspension through June 22. -
Phase 3 (Mexico)
The government announced on April 21 that the country had entered Phase 3, when there would be a rapid increase in cases and hospitalizations. López-Gatell indicated that social distancing measures implemented in Phase 2 would continue and he urged all companies engaged in non-essential work that had not yet shut down to do so. -
International flights (Argentina)
On April 27, the government imposed a total ban on international and domestic commercial flights until September 1. -
Extending the suspension of border travel (Mexico)
On May 19, Canada, Mexico, and the United States agreed to extend the suspension of nonessential border travel again, this time until June 21. -
Reopen process (Panama)
Panama entered the second phase of its reopening process on June 1, the government announced on May 26. Under the second stage, the nightly curfew is between 7 p.m. and 5 a.m. Public infrastructure projects and non-metallic mining restarted while sites of social activity, including churches and sports facilities, may open at 25 percent capacity. The use of face masks is mandatory. -
School (Mexico)
Per a May 30 announcement, schools will reopen on August 10 with a staggered attendance system based alphabetically on last names that means children will only physically be in school two days a week. -
Activity may start (Argentina)
On June 7, the government announced the start of a new social distancing phase that eases quarantine restrictions for large portions of the national territory starting on June 8. Starting on this date, social and economic activity may restart but must follow strict health guidelines, including restricting social gatherings to 10 people or fewer and maintaining two meters from each other while using facemasks in public spaces.
