page_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay
hierarchical_section_title: COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay
caption_attribution_description: Assistance to Paraguay for diagnostics of COVID-19 COVID-19 equipments donated by the IAEA to Paraguay, received at the Health Sciences Research Institute (IICS) of the National University of Asunción (UNA). The activity took place in the university campus in the city of San Lorenzo, with the presence of the national chancellor, Ambassador Antonio Rivas Palacios; the rector of the UNA, Prof. Dr. Zully Vera de Molinas; the General Director of the IICS, Mario Fabián Martínez Mora; and the Director of the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA), Javier Barúa. 9 June 2020 The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is dispatching equipment to countries around the world to enable them to use a nuclear-derived technique to rapidly detect the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. This emergency assistance is part of the IAEA's response to requests for support from Member States in controlling an increasing number of infections worldwide. Photo Credit: National University of Asunción
context_page_description: The COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to Paraguay on 7 March 2020 in a 32-year-old man from Guayaquil, Ecuador, living in San Lorenzo, Central department.
  On 10 March 2020, the Paraguayan government suspended classes and all activities that involve groups of people, as well as public and private events, with the goal of avoiding the spread of the virus, in accordance with Decree no. 3442/2020. Other preventive measures have been adopted as time has gone by, such as restrictions on commerce and movement, suspension of flights, closure of borders, restricting entry of foreigners, curfews, and strengthening controls to ensure compliance with the measures.
  On 20 March 2020, the first death and the first case of community transmission were confirmed. The government declared a total quarantine until 3 May, with free movement completely restricted. Public movement was restricted to buying food, medicine and other essential items.
context_section_description: The COVID-19 pandemic in Paraguay is part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to Paraguay on 7 March 2020 in a 32-year-old man  from Guayaquil, Ecuador, living in San Lorenzo, Central department.
  On 10 March 2020, the Paraguayan government suspended classes and all activities that involve groups of people, as well as public and private events, with the goal of avoiding the spread of the virus, in accordance with Decree no. 3442/2020. Other preventive measures have been adopted as time has gone by, such as restrictions on commerce and movement, suspension of flights, closure of borders, restricting entry of foreigners, curfews, and strengthening controls to ensure compliance with the measures.
  On 20 March 2020, the first death and the first case of community transmission were confirmed. The government declared a total quarantine until 3 May, with free movement completely restricted. Public movement was restricted to buying food, medicine and other essential items.
  Paraguay implemented from May 4 the so-called “Intelligent/Smart” Quarantine, gradual return to work and social activities with social distancing and hygiene measures. However, the government decided to maintain the closure of borders, implement distance education in classes, and the night-time curfew indefinitely.
caption: Equipment for responding to the pandemic, donated to Paraguay by the International Atomic Energy Agency
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