{"id":41172,"date":"2020-03-29T08:13:33","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T13:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/?p=41172"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:19:50","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:19:50","slug":"precautionary-actions-against-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pancanal.com\/en\/precautionary-actions-against-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"The Panama Canal\u2018s Precautionary Actions Against COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Panama\u00a0<span class=\"markmqfvwww1b\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Canal<\/span>\u00a0is closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 outbreak and has adopted a series of measures to protect its personnel and prevent further spread of the virus.<\/p>\n<p>Since January, ships arriving at the waterway have been required to report if they have visited countries with confirmed cases prior to their arrival. This builds off, and has been followed by, a series of additional actions taken at the waterway.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vessel Transit Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Panama\u00a0<span class=\"markmqfvwww1b\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Canal<\/span>\u2019s inspection and control personnel already work tirelessly to ensure compliance with regulations on health and prevention of contagious diseases within its waters.<\/p>\n<p>These inspections for contagious risk issues have been carried out for years and are required for all vessels that arrive in the Panama\u00a0<span class=\"markmqfvwww1b\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Canal<\/span>\u00a0waters.<\/p>\n<p><u>The existing controls are:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The vessel is required to report its conditions on board and does so through the Panama Maritime Single Window System (VUMPA, its acronym in Spanish). In the case of non-compliance and\/or providing false information, the vessel is subject to penalties and\/or restrictions.<\/li>\n<li>A Panama\u00a0<span class=\"markmqfvwww1b\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Canal<\/span>\u00a0admeasurer embarks and confirms the questions included in the Maritime Health Declaration through a form previously completed in the VUMPA.<\/li>\n<li>The admeasurer also questions once again the vessel\u2019s captain or officer in charge in order to reconfirm that there are no sick people or crewmembers showing symptoms on board.<\/li>\n<li>If there are any confirmed or suspected cases on board and depending on the symptoms it is concluded that there is a relevant disease on board, the Maritime Health Unit of Panama\u2019s Ministry of Health (MINSA, its acronym in Spanish) is called onboard. During this time, boarding and disembarking is prohibited for people and the yellow flag is flown, denoting that the ship is under quarantine.<\/li>\n<li>Next steps are determined following MINSA\u2019s inspection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>In response to COVID-19, the following additional measures have also been taken at the Panama\u00a0<span class=\"markmqfvwww1b\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Canal<\/span>:<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vessels are required to report if and when crew changes occurred within 14 days of arrival at ports with COVID-19 cases to MINSA.<\/li>\n<li>Panama\u00a0<span class=\"markmqfvwww1b\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Canal<\/span>\u00a0admeasurers must contact vessels via radio before boarding to confirm all crewmembers onboard are healthy and to verify any recent crew changes.<\/li>\n<li>Panama\u00a0<span class=\"markmqfvwww1b\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Canal<\/span>\u00a0personnel are equipped with masks and alcohol-based hand sanitizer gel.<\/li>\n<li>Constant communication is maintained between the Panama\u00a0<span class=\"markmqfvwww1b\" data-markjs=\"true\" data-ogac=\"\" data-ogab=\"\" data-ogsc=\"\" data-ogsb=\"\">Canal<\/span>\u00a0and MINSA\u2019s maritime health doctors.<\/li>\n<li>MINSA has sent a communication to all shipping companies, requiring that they report any person who has any illness-related symptoms, regardless of whether or not they are related to COVID-19.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About the Panama Canal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Panama Canal Authority is an autonomous legal entity of the Republic of Panama in charge of the operation, administration, management, preservation, maintenance, and modernization of the Panama Canal, as well as its activities and related services, so that the Canal may operate in a safe, continuous, efficient manner. For more information, please refer to the Canal\u2019s website: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pancanal.com\">https:\/\/www.pancanal.com<\/a> or follow us on Twitter @thepanamacanal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Panama\u00a0Canal\u00a0is closely monitoring the evolving COVID-19 outbreak and has adopted a series of measures to protect its personnel and prevent further spread of the virus. Since January, ships arriving at the waterway have been required to report if they have visited countries with confirmed cases prior to their arrival. 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