When it first started, people in Panama City were not even allowed to leave their apartments - even to talk the dog! It was insanity. They added the male/female days after we had the strict lockdowns to start based on numbers. Thankfully we live in an area with a lot of farms and the farmers could get a "transit pass" that allowed them to be out working if necessary. There was even a curfew for a long time. It was so draining to have to deal with everything they kept throwing our way...and unnecessarily. They were doing counts of deaths, positive test results, hospitalized, etc. every day on the news.
You wouldn't believe the number of Canadians and Germans who have moved here over the past few months. I'm sure they have moved many places in the world. It is crazy what the governments are capable of doing. The people in these Latin American countries are very compliant with government regulations - at least here they are. Not many protests about masks, vax (not mandated), etc. I bet some of the others are similar, and that is why we think people still wear them outside. They are also PARANOID, probably since they went so long doing the death count on the news... It is a crazy time for sure.
Thanks for the comment! I could go on more and more about all the craziness, but you get the idea. 😉