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Events in the year 2020 in Panama.

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Events
  • January 7 – The Panama Canal watershed is at its fifth driest in 70 years, according to the Panama Canal Authority.[1]
  • 5 February – Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo fires Security Minister Rolando Mirones and Government Minister Carlos Romero after the February 3 prison escape of Gilberto Ventura Ceballos.[2]
  • 9 February – The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Panama (CCIAP) requests that foreigners be allowed to work in the country in order to promote economic development.[3]
  • 13 February – A new metro line will go under the Panama Canal to reach western suburbs of Panama City at a cost of US$2.5 billion. It is part of a $4 billion infrastructure project including a bridge over the canal.[4]
  • 9 March - COVID-19 pandemic in Panama: The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country is reported.[5]
  • 13 March – COVID-19 pandemic
    • The government declared a state of emergency. The move frees US$50 million for a period of 180 days to purchase goods and services to combat COVID-19.[6]
    • Leaders of Panama, Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the Dominican Republic signed an agreement for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.[7]
  • 15 March – In a historic first, all Peace Corps volunteers worldwide are withdrawn from their host countries.[8]
  • 28 March – COVID-19 pandemic: Panama and Costa Rica fail in attempts to move thousands of migrants from Africa, Asia, and Haiti amassed in shelters as a precaution against COVID-19. Panama has 901 confirmed infections and 17 deaths.[9]
  • 28 April – Juan Carlos Muñoz, vice-minister of the Presidency of Panama resigns after being accused of corruption.[10]
  • 29 April – Residents of Felipillo, Panama, block the Pan-American Highway for twelve hours, demanding the bono solidario (solidarity bonus) promised by the government in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]
  • 11 June – The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a decrease in malaria in Latin America, although there are fears that many cases are going undetected as sick people stay home instead of going to hospitals. Honduras, Panama, and Nicaragua report increases, the last by 25%.[12]
  • 9 July – COVID-19 pandemic: Panama reports 41,251 cases, which puts it in first place in Latin America for the number of infections based upon population, ahead of Brazil and Mexico.[13] Panama has 4,316,453 inhabitants[14] for a rate of 104.6 cases per million inhabitants.
  • 12 July – Dr. Maria Franca Tallarico, the head of health for the Americas regional office of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies warns that many Latin American countries have reduced efforts to combat Dengue fever outbreaks.[15]
  • 25 July – COVID-19 pandemic: Mexico and Japan send medical supplies to ten Latin American countries, including Panamá, Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua.[16]
  • August 17 – COVID-19 pandemic: Panama reopens hair salons and churches.[17]
  • 4 September – An earthquake with a 5.5 magnitude strikes Panama and Costa Rica; no reported injuries or damages.[18]
  • 11 September – United States invasion of Panama: Remains of victims of the 1989 invasion in Colón are exhumed for identification.[19]
  • 13 September – COVID-19 pandemic: Panama reports about 100,000 cases, higher than anywhere else in Central America. Panama is also the Central American country that has performed the most tests—389,000.[20]
  • 15 September – Governor Erick Martelo of Guna Yala is forced to resign after being caught traveling in a car containing 79 packages of illegal drugs.[21]
  • 16 December – COVID-19 pandemic: Panama approves the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, which is scheduled to be administered in the first trimester of 2021.[22]
  • 24 December – COVID-19 Pandemic: Two hundred doctors arrive from Cuba to fight the virus.[23]

Deaths

See also

References
  1. "Panama Canal watershed records 5th driest year in 7 decades". AP. January 7, 2020. Retrieved Feb 9, 2020.
  2. Escape by convict Ventura Ceballos triggers resignation of two ministers (in Spanish) La Estrella de Panamá, 5 Feb 2020, Retrieved 9 Feb 2020
  3. Panama businessmen ask to open a labor market to qualified foreigners (in Spanish) La Estrella de Panamá, Retrieved 9 Feb 2020
  4. Panama City metro expansion to go through tunnel under canal AP, 13 Feb 2020
  5. "Panama reports first coronavirus death, seven more people infected". Reuters. 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  6. "Panamá declara estado de emergencia nacional y anuncia medidas contra el coronavirus". CNN (in Spanish). 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  7. Central America agrees to regional plan vs. coronavirus; Costa Rican film festival suspended AFP and The Tico Times, 13 Mar 2020
  8. "Peace Corps announces suspension of Volunteer activities, evacuations due to COVID-19". Peace Corps. March 15, 2020. Retrieved Apr 6, 2020. "U.S. To Evacuate All Peace Corps Volunteers Due To Coronavirus". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. March 21, 2020. Retrieved Apr 6, 2020.
  9. Migrants in Central American limbo as coronavirus relocation plans falter By Alvaro Murillo, Reuters, 28 March 2020
  10. "Renuncia el viceministro de la Presidencia de Panamá, Juan Carlos Muñoz". CNN en Español (in Spanish). 29 April 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  11. "Grupo de panameños protesta por 12 horas pidiendo al gobierno ayuda económica". CNN (in Spanish) (in Spanish). 29 April 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  12. "Malaria retrocede en forma dispar en América Latina". www.msn.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 14, 2020.
  13. Lima, Lioman (9 July 2020). "Cómo Panamá se convirtió en el país de América Latina con más casos nuevos de coronavirus por número de habitantes". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  14. "Panama Population (2020) - Worldometer". www.worldometers.info. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  15. "Dengue prevention efforts stifled by coronavirus pandemic, doctors warn". NBC News. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  16. "México y Japón apoyan con insumos médicos a países de América Latina por Covid-19". infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2020.
  17. "Panamá reabre peluquerías e iglesias en plena expansión de la pandemia". www.msn.com. AFP. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  18. "Sismo de magnitud 5.6 remece Panamá y Costa Rica; no hay daños". www.msn.com. Excelsior. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  19. "Exhumarán en Colón víctimas panameñas de invasión de EEUU". www.msn.com. Associated Press. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  20. "Guatemala cumple seis meses de pandemia con la cifra más alta de muertes del istmo". www.msn.com. EFE. Retrieved Sep 13, 2020.
  21. "Panama governor stopped in car with 79 drug parcels". news.yahoo.com. BBC. September 15, 2020. Retrieved Sep 16, 2020.
  22. "Costa Rica y Panamá aprobaron el uso de emergencia de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer". infobae (in Spanish). Infobae. December 16, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  23. "Cuban doctors arrive in Panama to boost COVID fight". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. December 24, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  24. Bobby Prescott, grandes ligas panameño, fallece a sus 89 años de edad (in Spanish)
  25. Fallece ex seleccionado nacional Apolonio Lombardo Rangel (in Spanish)
  26. Fallece el intelectual e investigador guna Arysteides Turpana (in Spanish)
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