Surge in covid cases will mean total weekend quarantine
A recent surge in cases of coronavirus in the districts of Soná and Santiago, in the province of Veraguas will...
HEALTH
15 Amador maskless party celebrants detained
At least 15 people. mostly without masks who attended an unauthorized party on a moored barge at an Amador Causeway...
Pan American health body issues hydroxychloroquine warning
The indiscriminate use of hydroxychloroquine and without medical supervision can cause serious adverse effects on health warns the Pan American...
Trump’s infodemic of COVID-19 fake news
AFP Washington - President Trump is the biggest source of misinformation about Covid-19, according to a Cornell University study, A...
HEALTH: Neurological concerns and Covid-19
By Dr. Allen Aksamit, Neurology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Being diagnosed with any neurologic disease can be difficult for patients...
US donates 3 field hospitals to Health Ministry
The US Government has donated three military field hospitals each with a 40-bed capacity, to Panama’s Ministry of Health (Minsa)....
Gorgas Institute studies saliva and breathalyzer tests for Covid-19
A team of scientists from Panama's Gorgas Institute for Health Studies took advantage of a massive day of swab testing...
Health Ministry on alert for virus resurge as economy opens up
As Panama businesses begin to reopen the health authorities are on alert a possible fresh wave of the coronavirus that...
447 new Covid-19 cases on reopening eve
On Sunday, September 27. the day before of reopening Panama retail outlets, malls, and restaurants, Panama recorded 447 new positive...
Drug-resistant bacteria re-surfaces in midst of covid pandemic
The re-appearance of KPC, a drug and anti-biotic resistant bacteria which killed 37 patients in one hospital the last time...
‘pandemic not over’ nurses warn
With less than 24 hours to go before the reopening of many businesses after almost seven months with doors closed...
!2 children with inflammatory syndrome linked to COVID-19
Twelve cases of Pediatric Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome, associated with Covid-19 have been registered at the Hospital del Niño (Children’s Hospital)...
