HEALTH
First covid vaccines arrive in two weeks
The first batch of 40,000 doses of the covid vaccine from the pharmaceutical duo Pfizer and BioNTech, will arrive in...
Covid positivity rate at 28.18%
The percentage of positivity in diagnostic tests for Covid-19 is almost six times higher in Panama than that recommended by...
21 medical assocs. issue covid treatment alert
TWENTY-ONE presidents of Panama’s medical warn that the drugs hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, and the chemical chlorine dioxide are not effective treatments...
CSS halts consultations,elective surgery
The Social Security Fund (CSS) has suspended outpatient consultation and elective surgeries in the facilities of Panama and Panama Oeste...
Community infection out of control
In spite of fact that the average percentage of positivity remains at 20%, despite the fact over 15,000 diagnostic tests...
Oxford group has “winning vaccine formula”
The British pharmaceutical group AstraZeneca claimed to have found, after additional research, "the winning formula" for its vaccine against covid-19...
Seventh nurse dies from covid-19
Seven nurses have died in Panama from covid-19the latest Nytza Roa, passed away on Christmas Day, confirmed the National Association...
Over 2000 hospitalized with covid-19
Panama reached the record number of more than 2,000 hospitalized, reported the Ministry of Health (Minsa), on December 25, and...
Miracle cure for virus can prove fatal
The National Directorate of Pharmacy and Drugs of the Ministry of Health reiterated the warning about the dangers of the use...
Covid daily death toll hits new high on Christmas Eve
On Thursday, December 24, in Panama, there were 51 deaths from Covid-19 the highest daily toll since the start of...
Dean of medicine resigns from Covid advisory board
The dean of the Faculty of Medicine and member of the Health Advisory Council, Enrique Mendoza, resigned, from the Advisory Council...
