Adolecent pregnancies soar in first quarter
Pregnancies among adolescents aged 10-19 years reached 2,652 from January through March this year a figure already 50% of the...
HEALTH
Government seeking over 500 to join healthcare task force
The Panama Government is actively looking for at least 500 frontline healthcare professionals, including doctors, nurses, laboratory workers, technicians, cleaners...
COVID: 4,309 new cases , 94 deaths in 5 days
Panama recorded its highest daily death toll from the coronavirus on Friday July 3, bringing the total in the...
Canada flattens virus curve gives pointers to US
Canada with its universal health care system providing free access to all citizens has flattened the coronavirus curve and with...
Search for healthcare staff as COVID death toll reaches 667
Twenty-two deaths in one day raised the Panama toll to 667 on Wednesday, July 2, and on a path to...
Death toll rises convention centers marked for conversion to hospitals
July opened with 913 new cases of Covid-19 raising the total in Panama to 34,463 since the outbreak began on...
25 frontline healthworkers hit by virus, one dead
Some 25 frontline staff from the Social Security Fund (CSS) of Panama West, involved in testing and tracing Covid-19. including doctors, nurses,...
Interhospital control center as virus cases reach 32,785
With an increase of 1,099 new cases in 24 hours the total of detected COVID-19 cases in Panama swelled to...
Panama hospitals swamped at over 90% capacity
Public and private hospitals in the Panama City metropolitan area are saturated with a capacity of over 90% leaving the...
Island of flowers registers first virus cases
Isla Taboga, The Island of Flowers, and a popular tourist destination during normal times, which had been free of COVID-19,...
Major hospital complex totally dedicated to virus fight
Faced with a surging number of COVID-19 cases requiring hospitalization Health authorities are working on a strategy to convert a...
With 30,658 COVID-19 cases, 592 deaths Panama heads region
With 753 new COVID-19 infections and 17 deaths, Panama reached a total of 30,658 cases and 592 deaths on Saturday,...
