Facts about COVID-19 in Honduras

  1. Currently, Honduras is facing an ongoing complete shutdown of public transportation. All of the buses, taxis, and other forms of public transportation are prohibited from operating. This prevents people who do not own a vehicle from leaving their homes to go buy food on their designated day. Honduras now has over 3,400 cases of COVID-19. The Honduran government issued a law that states people need to stay at home unless they are essential workers or they are getting food from the store. People are only allowed to leave their homes if they are 18 or older with their ID on hand to prove that they are using the grocery facilities on their designated day. For more information visit the U.S Embassy in Honduras. 

  2. For the people in our communities, there is a vast food shortage since local convenience stores are not being properly stocked. Humanity and Hope has created a credit-based food security program, in which people get a food basket with two weeks of food and can repay the organization in 14-30 days, depending on their economic situation and job stability. This program will prevent people in our communities from putting their families and neighbors by enabling them to stay home rather than going out into the city. 

  3. All Honduran departments have issued a stay-at-home order. Anyone who leaves home when it is not their not designated day, (designation is based on the last numbers on a person’s ID) will be placed in jail for about 24 hours. If driving a vehicle, the vehicle will be detained until Honduras ends the state of Red emergency. 

  4. Hondurans are only allowed to leave their homes for necessities like groceries, pharmaceutical needs, etc. 

  5. All businesses in the private sector are closed temporarily and if they are an essential business, their workers should comply with the requirements of the World Health Organization (WHO). The Honduran government is currently working on guidelines for reopening some businesses while following all safety precautions necessary.

  6. All in-person education has been halted, effective March 16 until further notice.   As a result, the students in our communities have been working on their homework and keeping up with their studies from home. Thank you to Aminta Suazo, our education manager, for organizing this effort to allow our students to learn from home. 

Check out how this affects our upcoming trips to Honduras.