Virus death of doctor brings tears to top Ministry advisor

Dr. Xavier Sáez Llorens, an epidemiologist adviser to the Ministry of Health in the fight against coronavirus in Panama, could not hold back tears when announcing the death of a  senior colleague from the disease on Monday, March 30.

Dr. Luis Felipe Bernett, 73  a neonatologist and pediatrician with a recognized track record, was a mentor to many who now excel in medicine. He died while in intensive care, becoming the third Panama doctor to succumb to the virus.