Virus tests and recoveries on upward swing
For the third day in a row, tests for coronavirus passed the 1000 mark with 1,192 on Sunday, April 26...
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After ventilator fiasco, president demands transparency
In the wake of mounting reports of rash spending by government entities under cover of the pandemic National Emergency, President,...
Wild West facemask pricing during COVID-19 pandemic
Suplidora Doble A, a company registered during the Martinelli presidency (2009-14) to participate in government tenders, such as supplying office...
Disappeared patch on Panama Bay under investigation
Ministry of Environment (Miambiente) staff moved along the Matasnillo River on Monday, April 27 to check the source of a...
Coronavirus testing surges to 26,642
The COVID-19 death toll in Panama reached 165 on Sunday, April 26, while 241 new cases brought the accumulated number...
Canada and Europe Health Alert on Trump-Touted Drugs
Canadian health authorities have issued an alert about a drug widely touted by US President Donald Trump warning that "Chloroquine...
13 lawmakers may testify in deputy assault case
At least 13 deputies from the ruling alliance of the PRD and Molirena parties are expected to testify in hearings...
Call for specialists to obtain COVID-19 equipment after ventilator snafu
The price-gouging scandal linked to the purchasing of ventilators for use in Panama’s fight against the coronavirus pandemic has led...
Virus death toll at 159 in 47 days
TWO-HUNDRED new cases of coronavirus were announced on Saturday, April 25, the 47th day of its arrival in Panama. That...
Investigation opened into ventilator buy
Just hours after two advisors to the Ministry of Health (Minsa) on COVID-19 Tweeted on Saturday, April 25 their concerns...
