Panama celebrates Mothers' Day amid coronavirus pandemic

Mor's Day in Panama did t experience shopping boom of or years on Tuesday.

People celebrated this date with restraint and modesty, as trade and ecomy have been hit hard by pandemic.

Musicians are one of sectors most affected by pandemic, especially in December, when orchestras, traditional music groups and mariachis rmally perform frequently.

Ricardo Acosta has been performing Mor's Day serenades for almost three decades. This year his job has been harder than ever since he lost his mor to coronavirus in middle of year.

"re are times when we feel sad, we go to many houses to play, re are ladies very similar to my mor and for me it is difficult to sing," said Acosta, whose day began in morning with a trip to populous sector of Victoria Lorenzo, in San Miguelito, where he brought serenades to women in Catholic Church of Christ Resurrected.

With increase in coronavirus cases in recent weeks, authorities extended nighttime curfew in Panama province and intensified calls for Panamanians to stay home.

Due to curfew, serenades are given during day and t at night or early in morning as was customary.

As of Tuesday, Panama reported 179,230 accumulated cases of coronavirus and 3,212 deaths, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.