Time for mandatory vaccination?
Ómicron is not Armageddon - The initial reaction was panic. The world's major stock exchanges fell. Dozens of countries began...
HEALTH
Health Minister meets restaurant owners on bio-security
The Minister of Health, Luis Francisco Sucre, met Tuesday with representatives of the Restaurant Association and the Association of Restaurants,...
No evidence that current vaccines fail to protect against new variant – Oxford
There is no evidence that existing vaccines do not provide any protection against the Omicron variant, says the University of...
Vaccination slashes hospitalization 89.2%
The number of people hospitalized with covid-19 in Panama has plummeted 89.2%, when comparing the figures of November 28, 2021,...
Bouquete hit with a fine for flouting bio-security rules
The Bouquete mayor’s office has been slapped with a $5,000 fine for breaching Ministry of Health bio-security rules. Originally the...
Inequity mutations, and misinformation hinder pandemic fight
Inequity in access to vaccines, virus mutations, relaxation of biosafety measures, and misinformation are some of the factors hindering...
The first image of Omicron variant from Rome
AFP – Rome-The Omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 presents many more mutations than the Delta strain,...
Panama vigilant to new covid strain
Panama remains vigilant of what is happening in Europe, with the new strain of COVID19 and a team from...
COVID-19: 689 active cases in San Miguelito and Metro
According to the Ministry of Health, until November 25 Panama reported 2,663 active cases of coronavirus of which 25%...
New covid variant sends stock markets plunging
Almost two years after the first cases were detected in Wuhan, China, the fight against the coronavirus continues—and authorities are...
Covid booster shots available for 18 and older
Booster doses against Covid-19, for the population 18 years of age and older will be available on Wednesday, November 24,...
Panama could be at the start of fourth covid wave
Panama could be at the beginning of the fourth wave of covid-19, warns Eduardo Ortega-Barría, secretary of the National...
