Cortizo orders lockdown in Panama for an indefinite period

Panama is the latest country to go into total quarantine for an indefinite period to stem the advance of the coronavirus. The announcement came from President Laurentino Cortizo in a broadcast to the nation.

Cortizo, who explained that the measure is based on evidence previously evaluated by the health team dealing with the pandemic, based, in turn, on the behavior of the virus in different regions, Newsroom Panama reports.