Medical unions to allow foreign doctors to fight coronavirus
Leaders of medical unions and associations have reached a “historic” agreement with the Government to guarantee human resources in public...
HEALTH
Pompeo tightens screws on Cuba, Panama seeks doctors
The United States will suspend private flights to Cuba, hardening its offensive to weigh down Havana's sources of foreign...
Doctors demand meeting with Cortizo to present “real” picture
Panama’s medical associations have united in calling for a meeting with President, Laurentino Cortizo, to let him know him "first-hand"...
Virus infections unabated in August
While the government has announced the first cautious steps to re-opening the economy paralyzed by the coronavirus pandemic. the rate...
Wuhan shows there is life after COVID without masks
In the heart of China, his city was the first on the planet to be quarantined. But six months later,...
Modular hospital will be for ICUs when Figali Center opens
The modular hospital Panamá Solidario de Albrook, already in the eye of Public Ministry investigators and still awaiting approval from...
30 Covid deaths bring 5-month total to 1,639
The daily death tally from COVID-19 surged to 30 on Sunday, August 9, bringing the total who have died from...
5,234 health and security personnel hit by COVID-19
Panama Health and security personnel are prime targets for the coronavirus with a report from the Pan American Health Organization...
COVID-19 deaths near 1,600
The number of deaths from coronavirus reached 1,591 on Friday, Aug 7 and with 1,142 new cases, the total infections...
Children’s Hospital open for business with new protocols
Panama’s Children's Hospital (Hospital del Niño), plans to re-open care in the Specialized External Consultation Service on Monday, August 10,...
Panama virus positivity rate over 30% for seven weeks
The positivity rate in the diagnostic tests of Covid-19 has not dropped below 30% in the last seven weeks and...
WORLDVIEW: Putting end to viral pandemics
By Jonathan Power Almost forgotten in the story about the Coronavirus is the story of AIDS. The drive to deal...
