In order to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus in the country, from January 10 to 17, a curfew will be applied between 9:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. the following day, and children will also be prevented from entering stores.
The exception in the circulation in not allowed schedules is subject to institutions described in the current PCM, transport of heavy load and person with safe-conduct authorized by the Secretary of Security, details an official document.
In Costa Rica, the number of people visiting commercial establishments, restaurants and entertainment venues has been rising in recent months, but consumption levels are still low, due to unemployment and limited income.
Because of the quarantine caused by the covid-19 outbreak, April was when people stayed longer in residential areas; however, according to Google mobility reports, as of June mobility patterns began to change.
The Panamanian Ministry of Health decreed that as of September 14 the measure restricting mobility by gender will be lifted and it also relaxed the curfew, which will now start at 11 p.m. and end at 5 a.m. the next day.
The restrictions on the mobility of Panamanian consumers have been in place for almost six months, since the curfew was introduced on March 18, a measure by which the government has tried to stop the advance of the covid-19.
As of May 16, high performance sports will be allowed without spectators, some national parks will be opened to 50% of their capacity, and daytime vehicle restrictions will be extended to 10 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
Given that the number of new cases of covid-19 has fallen in recent days, now will be allowed to operate premises with health permits, hotels with a maximum of 20 rooms with 50% of its capacity and the opening of motels, reported the Ministry of Health.
Because of the quarantines decreed in Central America, in mid-April the concentration of people in residential areas of the cities recorded its maximum level, but in recent weeks this trend has begun to reverse, although with significant differences between countries.
Since the effects of the crisis generated by the spread of the covid-19 in Central America began to be felt, and more specifically, since mobility restriction measures were tightened, visits to businesses in Central American countries have been drastically reduced and consumer mobility in residential areas has rebounded.
Between February 2020 and Easter Week, visits to shops decreased between 40% and 90% in Central American countries, but since April 13 a change in the trend has been observed, reflecting a greater movement of people to shops and other businesses.
According to the "Information System for the Impact Analysis of Covid-19 on Business", prepared by the Trade Intelligence Unit of CentralAmericaData, Costa Rica is the country with the most pronounced change in trend, since as of April 12th the reported drop in physical visits to stores was 79%, while on April 17th the reported reduction was 57% from the levels prior to the health crisis.
The mayoral office of Panama City has presented a development plan which urgently requires investments in mobility, transport, water, drainage, waste management and urban planning.
The so-called Action Plan for the Metropolitan Area, presented in conjunction with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is already projecting impacting 1.7 million people in the capital city, San Miguelito, Arraiján and La Chorrera, said the Mayor of Panama in a statement.
Mobile Devices for Internet (MID) will be the rising stars in 2009, in synergy with the social networks and Wimax being used to connect to the internet.
The global tendency indicated that this year more notebooks will be sold than desktop computers, according to a report by Intel, according to comments by Barbara Madariaga from InfoWorld.
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