First Lady tests positive for Covid-19

Panama’s first lady, Yazmín Colón de Cortizo, reported on Monday, January 24, that she tested positive for Covid-19.

On her Twitter account, she published: I want to inform the public that after taking a PCR test I have tested positive for Covid19.

The wife of President Laurentino Cortizo said that she proceeded with the corresponding isolation protocol. She assured that she feels well and that she has the complete vaccination schedule against Covid-19.

Last week, President Cortizo underwent a covid test after learning that Vice President José Gabriel Carrizo tested positive for Covid-19. The result was negative.

According to the protocol dictated by the Ministry of Health, Cortizo, being a direct contact, must keep five days of isolation.