Record surge in cases and deaths
New cases of COVID-19 in Panama surged to 1,176 on Friday, July 24 bringing the number infected since March to...
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41 deaths sets new record as positivity tests at 35%
Panama recorded 41 deaths from Covid-19 on Friday, July 24 the highest daily total since the virus first struck on...
Child dies as pediatricians warn of syndrome linked to COVID-19
Pediatricians at the The Children's Hospital (Hospital del Nino) have announced three cases of of Pediatric Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome, a...
One pandemic death every 50 minutes
There were 29 COVID-29 deaths on Thursday, July 23, meaning one person died every 50 minutes bringing the total to...
761 people with COVID-19 caught roaming streets
Control operations, in conjunction with the security departments, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) have detected 761 people infected withCovid-19 roaming the...
Panama’s public hospitals saturated by COVID-19
The principal hospitals of Panama’s public health system are saturated by the COVID-19 pandemic with an occupancy rate of over...
Virus kills 10 Panama doctors
At least 10 Ten doctors have died from COVID-19 in Panama until Wednesday, July 22. including three pediatricians. Former Health...
Medics protest missing health supplies, bed shortage, late pay
Medical personnel from the San Miguel Arcángel hospital were on the streets again on Wednesday, July 22, to demand responses...
Panama covid death rate third on continent
With 32 deaths in 24 hours, the COVID-19 fatal victims total, reached,1,159 on Tuesday, July 21 but while the...
New virus treatment could be major breakthrough
The preliminary results of a UK clinical trial suggest a new treatment for Covid-19 reduces the number of patients needing...
Promising UK and Chinese Covid-19 vaccine projects
Two Covid-19 vaccine projects, one British and the other Chinese, were shown to be safe for patients and elicited a...
Panama forecast to reach 200,000 virus cases by year end
Panama could register 200,000 COVID-19 cases with 3,500 deaths by year-end if the current out-of-control trend continues The projection comes...
