The Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, said on  Thursday, August 20, that he is trying to accelerate the restart of the largest possible number of construction projects, which were suspended because of the pandemic.

However, Sucre said that they are trying to ensure that these projects - whether public or private - are as dispersed as possible.

"We are approving little by little, some in Chiriquí, others in Bocas del Toro, Veraguas and the capital," he said.

Sucre also indicated that they are in talks with the Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Agriculture and the Panamanian Construction Chamber to evaluate the issue to avoid a large concentration of people in the projects making  the construction a source of infection

One of the alternatives being studied is that the projects can be divided into phases so that, instead of 500 people at the same time in the same project, there are 100  who are dispersed.

"In general, in construction, distance is kept but there is also a lot of exchange of tools," he said.

The authorities have already endorsed the partial reactivation of some public and private construction projects.