COVID 19 Legal Guide

• Published date: 11 May 2020
• Author: Carrillo Y Asociados
• Subject Matter: Coronavirus (COVID-19), Government Measures, Employment and Workforce Wellbeing, Reporting and Compliance, Financing, Operational Impacts and Strategy
• Law Firm: Carrillo y Asociados

GENERAL OVERVIEW

03.05.20	State of Calamity; Through Government Decree Number 5-2020, on March 5, 2020, the President of the Republic of Guatemala, alongside his Cabinet, set for a 30-day period, the State of Calamity throughout the national territory as a result of the statement by the World Health Organization ("WHO") of the COVID-19 ("COVID-19") pandemic as a public health emergency of international importance. This state of emergency was extended until May 5, 2020, by Government Decree 7-2020 dated March 25 2020.
03.29.20	Presidential Provisions for the Public Calamity Case; Decreed by the President of the Republic which are in force and among which it was decided to limit the rights of movement during the hours between 4:00 p.m. of one day and 4:00 a.m. of the following day. Furthermore, it was ordered to suspend the work and activities in the different State agencies, as well as in the private sector until April 12, 2020.
04.01.20	Decree 12-2020 of the Congress of the Republic was published, which approves, the Emergency Law to Protect Guatemalans from the Effects Caused by the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic.; The purpose of this temporary law is to create the necessary measures to deal with the crisis resulting from the measures adopted to contain and mitigate the

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