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Panama's land borders were closed between March 16, 2020 and January 29, 2021, profoundly affecting Operation Controlled Flow, an agreement established between Panama and Costa Rica for orderly and regular safe migration, as well as flow of extra-regional migrants through Panama in general.

El 12 de marzo de 2020, las autoridades panameñas declararon la emergencia sanitaria por la COVID-19 en el país. Desde el 16 de marzo, y hasta el 29 de enero de 2021, las fronteras terrestres estuvieron cerradas debido a las medidas de prevención de contagio de la COVID-19, afectando profundament

Desde el 12 de marzo Panamá se ha encontrado en estado de emergencia, con cierre de fronteras, producto de las medidas tomadas para la contención del virus.

Since 12 March 2020, Panama has been under a state of emergency, with closed borders, as a result of the measures imposed to contain the virus. Due to the closing of the Costa Rican borders on 16 March, Operation Controlled Flow has been severely affected.

The World Health Organization declared a state of pandemic for the COVID-19 virus on 11 March  2020, which is why global sanitary measures were established in order to mitigate the contagion.

Since 12 March 2020, Panama has been under a state of emergency, with closed borders, as a result of the measures imposed to contain the virus. Due to the closing of the Costa Rican borders on 16 March, Operation Controlled Flow has been severely affected.

Desde el 12 de marzo Panamá se ha encontrado en estado de emergencia, con cierre de fronteras, producto de las medidas tomadas para la contención del virus.

Since 12 March 2020, Panama has been under a state of emergency, with closed borders, as a result of the measures imposed to contain the virus. Due to the closing of the Costa Rican borders on 16 March, Operation Controlled Flow has been severely affected.

After an COVID-19 pandemic emergency was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020, several Central American countries implemented a series of measures to mitigate the spread of the virus and infection, which include the closing of land borders, and  the amendment of border

Tras la declaratoria de pandemia por COVID-19 por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) el 11 de marzo del 2020, diversos países en la región centroamericana implementaron una serie de medidas para mitigar la propagación y el contagio del virus, en las que destaca