The first lady, Yazmín Colón de Cortizo, assured that her husband, President, Laurentino Cortizo, "feels very well", while reporting that the trip they will make to the United States is only to carry out more in depth examinations, after that in regular review studies it was detected that "he has anemia" reports TVN.

“He feels good, he doesn't feel at all, he doesn't feel tired, he has much more energy than me, he has more energy than me. He is a man who has a lot of strength, ” she said.

She said that he is already being treated by Panamanian doctors but  will travel to the United States to carry out more in-depth studies.

President Cortizo's statements about his state of health have generated many theories of scenarios that could be presented in the event that he has to leaveoffice.

However, Colón de Cortizo emphasized that they will travel to the United States, not for a second opinion, but rather to carry out more in-depth examinations

She said that the president already treats himself with Panamanian

doctors , and they do not doubt the diagnosis they have made, only that he he seeks a second opinion.