Like most nations across the globe, Panama – which has 69 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one death- has gone into lockdown, imposing travel restrictions that prohibit anyone from entering or leaving the country which has since left 300 people stranded on a beach after a two-week festival.
The organisers of Tribal Gathering festival, which took place from 29th February to the 15th March, have confirmed that a number of festival-goers from all over the world will have to remain on-site for an extended period of time since the national lockdown was imposed.
Although no official cases of coronavirus have been reported or suspected amongst the ravers, Panama’s Minister of Health ordered that only those who have entered Panama over 14 days ago may return home by Sunday. Those who can not make it out by Sunday will have to remain in Panama and those that have entered Panama within the last 14days will also have to remain in the country.
Read the full statement by the festival below and read more in on COVID-19 right here.