Covid-19 cases zoom in 9 provinces
cases of Covid-19 have increased in nine of the ten provinces of Panama, according to the latest report from...
HEALTH
House-to-house sweep as covid-19 cases surge
The San Miguelito Health Region of the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported 487 active cases of Covid-19 as...
Panama on verge of fifth wave of covid-19
Although hospitalizations remain stable and almost no deaths from Covid-19 are reported, Panama is on the verge of a...
87% of the cigarettes consumed in Panama avoid the sin tax.
A Nielsen study carried out in Panama in 2021 showed the worrying results that 87.9 out of every 100...
Climate change will govern future pandemics
Scientists from Georgetown University have described in Nature magazine a link between climate change and viral transmission that raises the...
COVID-19: One death 874 new cases as positivity climbs
Panama reported one death from covid-19 on Thursday for a cumulative 8,184 deaths and a fatality rate of...
President warns of new surge in covid cases
President of Laurentino Cortizo, warned during a cabinet meeting in Capira on Wednesday, that it is not good that...
Cortizo demands speed-up in Children’s Hospital construction
After touring the construction site of the new Children’s Hospital on Tuesday, April 26, and learning that progress is...
Flu vaccination starts on April 25
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported receiving on Saturday a batch of 1.5 million influenza vaccines and starting Monday,...
Covid pandemic is not over and use of masks recommended
Covid-19 variants of concern continue to circulate and we could see “a resurgence of cases and deaths at any...
COVID-19: Panama “fairly stable” but authorities continue to worry
Health Minister, Luis Francisco Sucre, declared on Thursday, April 21, that Panama is experiencing a “fairly stable” situation regarding...
