COVID-19 pandemic in Panama
The COVID-19 pandemic in Panama is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The virus was confirmed to have spread to Panama on 9 March 2020.[2] One of the dead was a 64-year-old male, who also suffered from complications of diabetes and pneumonia.[3] Of those infected, 83 were admitted to hospital.[2] The infected individuals belong to the 29-59 age group and had each recently travelled abroad.[4] A 13-year-old girl died of Covid-19 on 23 March.[5] As of 25 June 2020, Panama reported 29,037 cases, 564 deaths, and 14,800 recoveries.[1]
| COVID-19 pandemic in Panama | |
|---|---|
| Disease | COVID-19 |
| Virus strain | SARS-CoV-2 |
| Location | Panama |
| First outbreak | Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Index case | Tocumen International Airport |
| Arrival date | 9 March 2020 (3 months, 2 weeks and 3 days) |
| Confirmed cases | 29,037[1] |
| Recovered | 14,800[1] |
Deaths | 564[1] |
| Fatality rate | 1.94% |
The government declared a state of emergency on 13 March 2020. The move frees US$50 million for a period of 180 days to purchase goods and services to combat COVID-19.[6]
Background
On 12 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that a novel coronavirus was the cause of a respiratory illness in a cluster of people in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, which was reported to the WHO on 31 December 2019.[7][8]
The case fatality ratio for COVID-19 has been much lower than SARS of 2003,[9][10] but the transmission has been significantly greater, with a significant total death toll.[11][9]
Charts
See also
References
- "Casos de Coronavirus COVID-19 en Panamá". Ministerio de Salud de la República de Panamá (in Spanish).
- "Panama reports first coronavirus death, seven more people infected". Reuters.
- "March 10 coronavirus news". CNN. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- "Panama records Central America's first coronavirus death". The Straits Times. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- Panama: 13-year-old girl with coronavirus dies, officials say Al Jazeera, 23 March 2020
- Panama declares a state of national emergency and announces measures against the coronavirus (in Spanish) by Abel Alvarado, CNN en Español, 13 Mar 2020, retrieved 20 March 2020
- Elsevier. "Novel Coronavirus Information Center". Elsevier Connect. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- Reynolds, Matt (4 March 2020). "What is coronavirus and how close is it to becoming a pandemic?". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- "Crunching the numbers for coronavirus". Imperial News. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- "High consequence infectious diseases (HCID); Guidance and information about high consequence infectious diseases and their management in England". GOV.UK. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- "World Federation Of Societies of Anaesthesiologists – Coronavirus". www.wfsahq.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
External links
- Casos de coronavirus en Panamá Updated infographic on the number, location, severity, and demographic distribution of cases in Panama
- Casos de coronavirus en Panamá Another regularly-updated infographic on the statistics of the outbreak in Panama
- US Embassy in Panama: COVID-19 Information Includes summary in English of measures the Panamanian government has taken to slow the spread of the virus
