22,000 unvaccinated civil servants
Some 22,000 civil servants have not yet received the Covid-19 vaccine the presidential adviser Rafael Mesquita confirmed on Tuesday, August...
HEALTH
COVID-19: Two deaths, positivity falls to 6.8%
The Ministry of Health (Minsa) listed just two deaths from Covid-19 in its Sunday, August 15 report raising the accumulated...
Now or never to halt Delta variant with vaccination
By Dr Marta Illueca In past installments, I have referred to the issue of the newly vulnerable and Covid-19 in...
When antivaxers endanger others
I respect the decisions of individuals. If I want respect for what I am and do, I owe respect to...
Delta variant raises the herd immunity bar
The arrival of the Delta variant in Panama has raised the bar for herd immunity and increased the urgency to...
Cortizo suggests unpaid leave for unvaccinated officials
President Laurentino Cortizo announced on Friday, August 13, that the possibility is being analyzed that officials who do not get...
440 Florida schoolkids quarantined after return to classoom
Palm Beach County, Florida, students returned to school Tuesday—and by Thursday, at least 440 of them were in quarantine after...
Seven townships report over 20 new covid cases
At a time when the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reports that Panama has reached a plateau of infections of...
Covid cases in Panama on downward trend
With a decrease of 33.6% in Covid-19 cases in the last two weeks, Panama is registering a plateau in the...
Health Minister awaits report on clandestine high-level party
Health Minister Luis Francisco Sucre, said on Thursday, August 12, that he is waiting for the official report from the...
US recommends covid vaccine for pregnant women
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States (CDC), recommended on Wednesday that pregnant women get vaccinated...
First case of Delta variant in Herrera
CHITRÉ, Herrera. -The first case of the Delta variant in the province of Herrera was detected in a 51-year-old man...
