23 March, 2020 - García & Bodán

COVID-19: Legal Provisions in Guatemala

Current Status From March 17 from 00:00 to March 31 at 24:00, Government Decree No. 5-2020 (hereinafter the "Decree") of the President of the Republic established a "State of Public Calamity" throughout the national territory as a result of the World Health Organization's ...

COVID-19: Legal Provisions in El Salvador

In El Salvador, a State of National Emergency, State of Public Calamity and Natural Disaster was decreed throughout the territory of the Republic as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic for a period of 30 days, by means of Legislative Decree No. 593 published in the Official Gazette on March 14, 2020. ...

COVID-19: Legal Provisions in Honduras

Current Situation By means of PCM-021-2020, the constitutional guarantees established in Articles 69, 71, 72, 78, 81, 84, 93, 99 and 103 of the Constitution of the Republic, relating to personal freedom, freedom of association, assembly and movement, were restricted to the...

COVID-19: Legal Provisions in Nicaragua

So far, there is no provision or pronouncement by the Executive Branch, which is responsible for overseeing labour regulations through the Ministry of Labour. Faced with a situation that affects the entire population worldwide, in order to avoid reaching the cancellation of employment contracts, ...

COVID-19: Legal Provisions in Costa Rica

From past days, Costa Rica has been in Yellow Alert and State of Emergency decreed by the President of the Republic. With 158 confirmed cases at national level, the main recommendation of the authorities, especially the Minister of Health, is to remain in their homes and not to go out, in order to a...